Wow, thank you
all for the kind and generous comments. It was so nice to wake up this morning to all this response! You've made my day!
Enzie, Like you, I love to render old people's faces. Always such character - I just feed off it. The scarf did take me hours (and hours and hours...). The reference photo showed every little detail in the scarf - all the various patterns, stitches - I realized early on that it was going to be counter-productive to try to render every little detail (it would certainly take away from the face). I tried a more "impressionist" approach with the scarf, and it seemed to work fairly well. Thanks for the kind words!
Brenda, I too would love to have tea with her, buy vegetables together, and then: Take a slew of photos with a better camera and with a controlled lighting situation. What a marvellous face she has.
Linda, I'm glad I finished it. I have a tendency to lose interest in a work before it's completed - I sometimes just get tired of looking at it. But I try to hold fast to my "rule" that if it's worth starting, it's worth finishing. I have to force myself sometimes. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Lisa Ober
David, will you marry me?
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Sure!...but I think we should run it by your husband first. (And how many kids did you say you have?)
Luca, Thanks so much. No, sorry, I didn't take photos of the work in progress. I should do that next time.