Painting Figures is Hard

 

 

Skater Dude

9x11



http://www.dailypaintworks.com/artists/connie-snipes-1841/artwork

 

 

 

I was recently reminded that I have not posted on my

blog since April.  (You know who you are, Kathy!)

 

It's not that I have not been painting.  I paint everyday, but for

some unknown reason I grew weary of the blog and

just ignored it.  Anyway, I am back again and

totally resolve to do better.

 

 Skater Dude shows up much too blue on my screen.  I only

hope that it looks more balanced on yours.

 

It was a fun painting-painted from a photograph of

some young men on their boards having a blast.   I have

several more I can work from and intend to do a

series.

 

Painting figures is the hardest, in my opinion.  If you make a barn a little

too long or high, no one knows.  If you make an arm too long

or a head too big for a body, it sticks out like a sore

thumb.  (That expression courtesy of my mother.)

Just the smallest wrong proportion mistake

and it will be spotted immediately.

So...I try to work on a figure at least once a week

so that I'll get better, plus I love to paint people.

 

Hope you'll come back to look at my blog now that

I have reformed .

 

Connie