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Naive elegance
Hello!
Well, this is my most recent pastel for fun (not for a client). My thinking was I would like to put a little color punch into the clothing of a pastel piece for a change and boy did I get more than I bargained for when I asked a new friend to pose in one of her saris. When she showed me the choices I was overwhelmed with the vivid colors and complicated designs. Good grief. In any case, this is what I ended up with. I'll wager this is the first time I have used vivid blue pastel in a decade.
I absolutely loved painting this. I think this woman is quite elegant and beautiful as is her kind, modest and gentle heart. In fact, I am working on an oil painting of her as well (in an even more intricate sari-oh my!)
20 X 24 on a home prepared surface using Golden's ground for pastels on hardboard. I did my best to get my photo to show proper color but I have lost some of the design on the sleeve somehow. In person it is a bit more visible.
Thank you for looking.
Note to Jimmie: I have about 30 minutes in this one.
Just kidding.
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