One Ranger's Wife

[Kimberly Dow]

Originally Posted by David Draime

Kimberly,

I don't know what finishing touches you did, but this really has come to life! Beautiful!!

Thank you David & Allen

I didn't do much, but what I did do during our life session really did seem to help. She got a cooler glaze on her face and in parts of the background. I had it all too warm from the photos. Her hair and scarf really changed/softened once I could look at it right in front of me - and the buttons on her pants were toned down - which helped to not draw the eye right to that area.

I'll tell you - I could have spent 3 days re-doing it from life. This was really an eye opener concerning the limitations of photos. I thought my references were great - and in a lot of ways they were, but color wasnt one of them. I had to make a call - do I re-do the whole thing to paint how it looked differently from life - or do I try and get a combination of the two. Of course - the client and her husband were right there and loved it as it was, so I chose to try and combine.

I really think I'm going to have to spend more time working from life. Im pleased with how this one came out, but ...it could be better.