Sheeba

[Lisa Ober]

Hi again!

Claudemir, thank you so much. You are always so supportive. I hope you still like it after the major background adjustment.

Molly, I assure you that if you wanted you could certainly get stuck in the little details like I do but you are smarter than that. It's a compulsion. A sickness. A disease. Thanks though! It's nice to know the compulsion has a positive effect somewhere.

I think she did tell me this was one of her bridal saris. I think she had 3 of them! I wish I could paint her in all of them. They are the most elegant item of clothing I think. She had one that was white and was gorgeous. It weighed a ton and was heavy fabric. I don't know how she could stand it but boy was it beautiful. Now I am thinking I will ask her to model it too. I must be nuts.

Alexandra, whoa! You said so many nice things I wish I knew of a better way to say thank you than "thank you." Thank you-but I really mean it.

Sheeba is quite soft spoken and shy. She is kind beyond words. She is selfless and hard working. I really admire her. She is also quite naive but smart if that makes sense. I think this one represents her better than the last one that I did in pastel. I missed painting her eyes looking at the viewer but it is more like her. She was very complimentary about the first one but I think it was hard for her to say she liked a picture of herself. She hasn't seen the second one. I think she will like the softer background more so I am glad I changed it before showing her. Thank you again for your comments.

Elizabeth, thanks! Not to sound ungrateful for the corporate commission, but I much prefer this type of portrait. It certainly was a refreshing change of pace...twice, now that I have seen two different backgrounds on it. I do like painting her. She has a subtle beauty I think.

Here is a close up of the entire face. The other day I couldn't get a good photo because of glare.