Misha

Chris Saper · 09-23-2007, 07:24 PM

From my Mountain Artists' Guild Friday group in Prescott.
Misha, oil 18 x 14.

I intended to do a monochromatic study with Gamblin's Chromatic Black, which seems to lean strongly toward violet. Once I saw our model's beautiful coloring, I borrowed some colors from my painting neighbor David Harlan. Misha has a mouth rivaling Scarlett J's

Pam Powell · 09-24-2007, 01:35 PM

Chris, It's lovely. Fresh and bold. What fun, thanks for sharing.

Alexandra Tyng · 09-25-2007, 11:08 AM

Chris, how smart you were to switch to color! She really has striking coloring and features. I'm so envious of your oportunity to paint her. You did a fabulous job of capturing her likeness with your usual confident and expressive strokes.

Julie Deane · 09-26-2007, 07:55 PM

Lovely piece, Chris!

Mischa Milosevic · 09-27-2007, 07:57 AM

Chris, I love these tip of sketches, the colors subdued but still vibrant in just the right places.

Patricia Joyce · 09-27-2007, 11:14 AM

Great job Chris. I love your brush strokes in your Open Studio renderings. The mouth is great.

Chris Saper · 09-28-2007, 11:29 AM

Thanks, everyone. This sketch is very high key, because the room was brightly lit with fluorescent; however a model light in a warmer temperature added enough interest to have a good light/shadow pattern.

The studio at the MAG has all the overhead lights on a single circuit, and although I once got everyone to paint in the dark, they didn't really like it. Next time I think I will bring some foam boards and velcro to cover at least the bank of lights over the model.

Enzie Shahmiri · 10-11-2007, 08:02 PM

Chris, I am sorry I missed this thread. I love the color combos, the light grey/blue goes great with her hair.