First post of my work.

[Johnem]

Eugenie, 9” X 12” oil on panel, from photo reference. Need a better picture of this one, the camera makes the blending of the skin tones harsher than in person. C&C welcome!

 

[Terri]

I find this beautiful! You're saying it's from a photo ref, so you clearly had an expression plus emotion to capture. For me, it's a success. Very nice background too.

 

[Joy]

Excellent! Portraits are notoriously difficult, and you have a nice value range.

 

[Triduana]

Wonderful! Love the expression.

 

[john]

Excellent. Look forward to more.

 

[Enyaw]

Not my style but I can appreciate your efforts. Excellent piece of work.

 

[Artyczar]

Superb emotional impact. Very well rendered too. Success!!!!

 

[CaliAnn]

Gorgeous painting! I love the lighting - and the expression of the eyes are haunting!

 

[snoball]

Excellent work.

 

[joe1It]

Is Wonderful, I hope you will show us many more works

 

[Johnem]

Thank you all for the comments, very encouraging and much appreciated.

 

[ZenDruid]

Her expression has a lot of intensity, you've captured that beautifully.

 

[Johnem]

Thank you, @ZenDruid @CaliAnn @Artyczar @Triduana @Terri
I’m glad the intensity/emotion/haunted look works for you, it’s what I was most trying to get across with this. I don’t have the reference handy, but something about her gaze makes her seem like she’s seen hundreds of years of hardship, which I wanted to try to get across.

Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to look, I very much appreciate it.

John M.

 

[Nikki]

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Eugenie, 9” X 12” oil on panel, from photo reference. Need a better picture of this one, the camera makes the blending of the skin tones harsher than in person. C&C welcome!

Fabulous job on the hair! That’s something I’m trying to work on/struggling with.

 

[Johnem]

@Nikki thanks, hair is something I’ve struggled with and this is one of the few times that it worked out. I’m working on it…