Commissions for Gisèle Désilets

[Desforges]

I never felt very confident at painting for money, commissions.
But I painted for Gisèle, she works with leather and makes the best bags I have ever seen. Strong, simple, well thought. So, I did some work for her and we exchanged stuff. She gave me some photos and I worked part of those photos into a composition.

The fishergirl

Gisèle’s family

The river

 

[snoball]

Love these, especially the family one. They look like hillbillies.

 

[Artyczar]

I love the water in the first one, but all of them are really great!

 

[Bizzibee]

What a wonderful trio. The first is quirky, the second joyful and in the third, I love the rocks especially.

 

[Maybenartist]

The first one is a style I like very much and I love the way you've handled it and the others too. The third has too much glare for it to do it real justice I'm thinking. They're all delightful.

 

[Desforges]

I will stop varnishing my paintings. I now realize that it does not help in any way.

 

[Maybenartist]

I will stop varnishing my paintings. I now realize that it does not help in any way.

I meant glare which I presumed was from the reflecting light to the camera lens

 

[Desforges]

yes, it is the glare but I also never used the right stuff when I varnish. I am not well trained.

 

[Maybenartist]

yes, it is the glare but I also never used the right stuff when I varnish. I am not well trained.

You can stop that kind of talk right away! You look well enough trained to me.

 

[RobinZ]

Don't know who Gisele is but I enjoy your paintings, she's to own them!