Sunday, April 18, 2010

Kimberly with roses egg tempera on panel - beginning the veil


I'm working from several photos I took, but this is my main reference picture


Detail showing my start on the veil

9 comments:

martinealison said...

Très joli travail.

Mona Diane Conner said...

Martine, thank you, I am a fan of your beautiful paintings too.

Debra Keirce said...

Mona, the colors in this piece are stunning. When I think of your other portraits, I think of blues, earth tones. I guess that's why I did a "WOW!" when I saw this image just now. It's got that powerful portrait quality.

Dean Grey said...

The reference photo is super beautiful, Mona!

The veil looks so rich!

I love the colors you're working with. Just something about all those reds!

-Dean

Mona Diane Conner said...

Deb and Dean, thanks, I do love painting this veil. It's an Indian wedding veil I bought about seven years ago, just because I couldn't resist it.

Kathleen Coy said...

Mona, what a gorgeous, gorgeous photo! I can't wait to see the finished painting.

Hugs,
Kathleen

Mona Diane Conner said...

Thanks Kathleen! I'm excited about this one too! Hugs back.

Barbara A. Freeman said...

Thanks for sharing Mona. I've been behind and am only now catching up on my favorite blogs. This is an exciting work! I love the extension of colors in the roses and veil.

I agree, the graphite drawing is fantastic on it's own!

Mona Diane Conner said...

Thanks Barbara!