A Young Lady

Henry Wienhold · 07-14-2005, 11:40 PM

There are so many great paintings on display at SOG, I find it a little intimidating posting my work, but here goes anyway.

Just recently completed this portrait, I used a monochrome underpainting with this one, in the past I have been painting alla prima. So I thought I would try something new for a change. This is oil on canvas, 12 X 16.

Lacey Lewis · 07-15-2005, 12:35 AM

You needn't be shy to post, your work is great in my opinion!

Simply beautiful.

Lisa Ober · 07-17-2005, 08:19 PM

Yes, I agree! No need to be shy. I think you have a lovely painting here. I particularly like the warmth of the skin tones. I think they are gorgeous.

Claudemir Bonfim · 07-18-2005, 01:05 PM

Hi Henry,

I liked it very much, specially the skin tones.

Henry Wienhold · 07-19-2005, 07:40 PM

Lacey, Lisa, Claudemir, Thank you for the kind words. I'm not shy I'm just chicken, does that make sense?

Never the less a walk through the SOG is a very humbling experience.

Chris Saper · 07-19-2005, 07:49 PM

Dear Henry,

I am always glad to see you post! I think that your oil and acrylic work have a different quality from each other - is that perhaps because this work is newer, or do you find the mediums behave differently?

Thanks for sharing your work!

Henry Wienhold · 07-19-2005, 08:21 PM

Thank you Chris, the big difference between oil and acrylic is drying time, acrylic is less forgiving, but acrylic paint has such vibrant color, its a dissapointment that it's so difficult to blend when painting a portrait. The acrylic portrait that I placed here in the recent past was my attempt to find a way to blend the edges and make soft transitions, so I used a stippling technique.

I prefer oils, when I work on a acrylic painting whether it be a portrait, or a landscape I find myself missing that familiar oil paint aroma, which I have grown so accustomed to over the years.

Chris Saper · 07-19-2005, 08:27 PM

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that familiar oil paint aroma, which I have grown so accustomed to over the years.

I know just what you mean, Henry.

I love the smell of solvent in the morning. (Oops wrong movie)

Richard Monro · 07-20-2005, 07:41 PM

Henry,
Nicely done. I really like your acrylics as well. Because of allergies to solvents and oil paint binders I can only work in acrylic paints. Love the oils but they don't love me.

Anyway, I found I could increase open time on acrylics by having my piezo electric humidifier wafting over the canvas, spraying the back of the canvas periodically with a mister and mixing my paints with Golden's Acrylic Glazing medium (up to 50%). Hope that helps you with the blending in acrylics.

Henry Wienhold · 07-21-2005, 11:49 PM

Thank you Richard, I like the idea of spraying the back of the canvas with water when working with acrylic paint, excellent idea, that method never occurred to me. Goldens Acrylic glazing medium, I would be lost without it.