Felicity - new life model

Mary Jane Ansell · 08-09-2006, 04:47 PM

Thought I'd take the plunge and post up one of my recent open studio efforts ...this is a new model to me - I think she's just gorgeous and I'm hoping to do a lot more with her, hopefully some longer, more complex pieces, but here I was just enjoying figuring out her features and - unusually for me, playing with some bright colour to set things off...

This one is approx 15" x 15" and completed in 2 x 2 1/2 hour sessions, plus about 30 mins fiddling on the background (slap my hand from keeping on fiddling - oooh the temptation never ends;-)

Sharon Knettell · 08-17-2006, 10:25 AM

Beautiful painting Mary Jane.

I love the gorgeous texture and color of the turquoise next to her lovely skin.

It is hard to believe that this was done in an open studio.

A good and inspiring model is hard to find, believe me I know.

Mary Jane Ansell · 08-18-2006, 03:42 AM

Thank you very much Sharon, very nice to read your comments.

My local drop in life drawing sessions can be pretty dishevelled affairs, ie: letting the pose change too much between each sessions (or even short break) as everyone throws in their tuppence about how the hand was just so and so on.

This gets incredibly frustrating, so I've been working really fast to compensate, good discipline, I guess but it would be nice to see a pose held for much longer. Do other people find the same pose "slipping" to be a problem or have you found ways of getting (politely;-) round it!

Actually I'm off for a summer life painting course at London's Slade Art School in a couple of weeks, it will be fascintating to see how they retain the week long pose as they are so well known for their particular and exact measuring system.

Michele Rushworth · 09-03-2006, 10:37 AM

What a spectacular piece. I'm surprised there isn't a big long string of posts congratulating you on this. You might want to post it in unveilings. I'm sure more people would see it there. Just beautiful!

Mischa Milosevic · 09-04-2006, 06:48 AM

Mary Jane, cane I come and work beside you? Not sure if I understood, do you go to a studio or have your own? If you have your own, I presume you do, do you teach there? I am in the process of developing something of that nature reason for the Q.

Jean Kelly · 09-04-2006, 12:10 PM

Absolutely beautiful! Please post more work, I think I need to see more.

Jean