You may notice a couple of changes to this post - one - I was wrong, this figure is not the goddess of Diana, it is one of her companions, which explains why I changed the title of my painting. I also removed my little movie, showing the progression of the painting and replaced that with still images that seem easier to view. I thought you'd like to see how I approached this subject.
and the finished painting......
6 x 12"oil on masonite
sold
The marble sculpture was done by Jean-Louis Lemoyne, titled 'A Companion of Diana', commissioned by Louis XIV in 1724. Diana was goddess of the moon and of the hunt, this nymph is one of Diana's companions, with her hound. This sculpture belongs to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
Holy smokes! This painting is absolutely amazing. Wow!
ReplyDeleteWonderful. Good size for you too.
ReplyDeletelove your choice of shadow colours, lovely work. r.
ReplyDeleteVery nice piece and great colors.
ReplyDeleteGreat juxtapositioning of warm and cool complementary tones! Your instincts are so finely tuned.
ReplyDeleteLove this! Very different from most of your other work...and of course I love that it has a dog!Very nice!
ReplyDeleteOh beautiful and wonderful. I love it that the bar is so high , stretchinnnnnnng meeeeeeeeeeeee.......... : ) ahhhh that feels good !
ReplyDeleteThe bar is indeed set high, thanks Karin! Off to watch the video, thanks for that also.
ReplyDeleteWonderful to see how you paint! Great result, as always!
ReplyDeleteIt sure came out nice whatever your approach.
ReplyDeleteWow, talk about a challenging painting! You nailed it! Now I have to stop wasting time reading blogs and get to painting.
ReplyDeleteAmazing style.
ReplyDeleteI love how you showed your progress step by step... VERY INSTRUCTIVE!!..
ReplyDeleteLove the finished product too!
Thanks so much, Karin!!
Solid, the sequence, the style, Love every bit of this!
ReplyDeletethank you for progression photos...so excellent...lovely colors!!!
ReplyDeletewonderful! thank you this is super educational
ReplyDeleteNice - quite a challenge! I enjoyed viewing the progression photos - great to see how develops.
ReplyDeleteindeed great!!! deserves an applause :)
ReplyDeleteMuito bom, do primeiro passo até a finalização.
ReplyDeleteabraços.
Thank you for showing your process of painting. I'm just starting out and I always wonder about how experienced artists such as yourself start a painting and how you get to the "final" version. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWow! Thanks so much for sharing your process for this work. This was definitely out of my comfort zone (I hate to wimp-out!) These challenges of yours, along with your inspiring chats have been truly motivational. Have a great road trip! I look forward to seeing what inspires your future works.
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