Dear Art Lover,
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| Wedding portrait painting Detail Groom |
So, back in October or November, I posted
some images and gave you a description of a challenging project that I had to
do. It was requested that I paint a portrait of a couple who are getting
married next month. The bride's favorite color is hot pink. The groom wanted
his favorite sports teams of the Denver Broncos included (colors are bright
orange and navy blue, with a horse symbol) and a crucifix, not just a cross.
She wanted the painting done in the style of Seurat... lots of dots and a high
key painting (meaning few real dark tones). And of course, none of the photos
that I received were the favorite of both of them in the same shot and I could
not work from life with the ocean between us.
I have received permission from the
couple to share the images here of the finished portrait. Meet my sister
Danielle and her future husband Joe. So, this past weekend was Danielle's
Bridal Shower. Because I was told back in December that I required surgery on
my knee [with a six-month recovery time], I had given up the plan to attend the
wedding in the US. So back in early January 2017, I shipped the painting
secretly to our mother. It was still wet, but I had to go all the way to
Firenze, Italia, anyway to ship another painting that I had sold. The packaging
was great [Thanks, MBE-Firenze] and the painting arrived safely to the US and
surprisingly stayed a secret! Recently, our mother (an artist as well)
stretched the painting for me and the groom's grandmother bought the frame. Two
of these images are from the shower this past weekend. The others I took here
in Italy before shipping the art.
I should note that I did not pull off the
Seurat look. Part of that is because a
portrait artist has to learn to read feedback from the commissioning
client. People do not always say exactly
what you need to hear to do what the speaker wants. My feel on the feedback that I got was that
more realism was desired than what I see in Seurat. Also, the original comment was, “I really
love the lady with the big butt by Monet.”
I could not think of or find a big butt by Monet, but of course, I
remember the famous profile of the woman in the park wearing a Victorian-style
dress with the added butt poof. Hahah. So, I read my sister’s comment as that she
likes the high-key color palette and that she enjoys seeing choppy paint
strokes. And I am very happy that she and
her future husband love the painting.
Also... the doctors gave me alternative
therapies, so I am preparing to attend my sister's wedding after all. Sweet
reunion with my family!
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| Wedding Portrait Painting, Detail Bride |
Art Workshop in Tuscany
On another note: Are you interested in traveling to Tuscany,
Italy, to take some art lessons? I have
been asked to teach again and we thought this time to try it in the hills,
close to my home. If we get enough
feedback, we might try for a workshop in September or October. I have taught all sorts of things including
pastels, charcoal drawing, still life painting, portraits, anatomy, stone
carving, and more. The landscape is
lovely here and one idea is to do more of an artist’s retreat.. More painting
time, afternoon critiques.. But even if I teach full-time, we are thinking of a
small group.. six maximum? I am open to
shaping the class to what YOU want to work on, so please send me your desires
about what you want to learn about art.
The location is between Firenze (Florence) and Lucca / Pisa. If you see my posts on Facebook, you may have
a better idea of the landscape and beauty to which I am referring.
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| Art workshop in Tuscany Italy - send your requests for what to learn |
If you like, please have a look at some of
my sculpture online here:
Peace,
Kelly
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