"Under One's Hat"

8 x 10"

oil on panel
sold

You may remember a small study I painted of this young woman.  As a larger piece, I zoomed in on the fabulous 'Portrait of a Lady' by Frans Pourbus the Younger because I l-u-r-v-e this painting and I preferred the woman's back side that shows more of her feminine sweater and skirt - a contrast to the sternly dressed woman in the painting she's viewing.

From the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.

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"White Collar"

6 x 8"

oil on panel
sold

I want to paint a larger, more-realized version of this young woman 1) because the painting behind her is one of my very favorites in the Legion of Honor Museum 2) I love her floppy hat and 3) I love the combination of browns and blacks and creams with that touch of olive.  What I wasn't sure of was how the coffee colored wall would do with the skin tones and I wasn't sure I could pull off that cool shirt and whether or not to make it more solid.  So I did this study today.

From the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, a young woman stands in front of the Flemish painting by Frans Pourbus the Younger 'Portrait of a Lady'.