'Penumbra'
6" x 6" watercolor
$100 plus $7 shipping
$100 plus $7 shipping
I love shadows. I love the contrast between the darkest darks and lightest lights. It's why I so often paint a face in full sunlight, letting the light side be practically overexposed.
I like leaving some of that information blank, because so much of what makes a face look like a face when in sunlight is what's revealed in the shadows.
And of course colors in skin tones are quite simply bea-U-ti-ful in shadowed areas.
One of my favorite things to do is to paint a simple face, with a simple pattern of lights and darks, with some basic, simple primary colors.
I'm kind of a simple girl I guess. :)))
Huzzah my peeps!
wow crystal.. beautiful!!! love the highlights and of course the gorgeous shadows...
ReplyDeleteyou area very talented lady!! ((()))
She is just so beautiful Crystal.
ReplyDeleteYou're portraits both inspire me and frightens me. You should give me private lessons. This is lovely.
ReplyDeleteAnother beauty, Crystal. Your portraits have a candid, almost snapshot-feel to them. They look relaxed, never posed and never stuffy. That's a tough thing to pull off, I think.
ReplyDeleteYour control over shadow and highlight in your paintings never ceases to amaze me :). I hope you had a cookie after you finished this painting!
Outstanding! I am blown away by how you've got the light reflected in her eyelashes. Superb. This is a two cookie painting at least.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful and with intense feeling!
ReplyDeleteJust GORGEOUS!
ReplyDeleteCrystal, this is really exquisite! I love her skin colors, and the almost over-exposed look you have given the portrait.
ReplyDeletethis is a GORGEOUS portrait, Crystal...I love the shadows and the perfect skin tones...you should be so proud of this one.!!
ReplyDeleteI love this one so much!!! The expression on her face is amazing!!! I want to study with you crystal...
ReplyDeleteI love the brushwork on her hair -- so fresh and effortless-looking. It's watercolor at it's best...
Did you use wet-in-wet at all in painting the soft shadows of her face? And what is the color palette you used for this painting?
Your paintings never cease to amaze me, the effects you create with water color a medium that I never could master, you are the queen of the water colors!
ReplyDeleteBreathtakingly stunning!
ReplyDeleteNothing simple about what you do, but something very masterful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous painting and scrumptious shadows!
The eyelashes (like the dog's whiskers) are a master touch, Wonderful picture!
ReplyDeleteNow......as for SIMPLE ....the simple bits .... I got the bit about how I'll need brushes, water and paper ...it's the next steps I found difficult!! :0)
I know I keep on saying it, but I have yet to come across any one that can pait a portrait like you can! Every single time you paint a new one I find my self newly astonished! You seem to be able to paint the inside of the person as well as the outside - Take my Codi for instance, you captured her soul, not just her expression. It's a gift that only you seem to have :0)
ReplyDeleteHey Simple Girl, somebody said this..
ReplyDelete"Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". How about that. :)
And it is that simplicity, that lights and shadows of course. But most importantly it is the emotion that you have in your paintings is what is pure awesomeness.
Crystal, I need to learn new adjectives to use when I comment here!!! Love how you have painted the beautiful eyes!
ReplyDeleteI just love rim lit and backlit portraits. I just love how you have been able to define form with so little work on the lit side.
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful, Crystal but is she from your imagination or a real person.
ReplyDeleteI know exactly what you mean about the lights and darks and leaving parts almost over-exposed by the sunlight. Your paintings always exude a feeling that they were painted with pure confidence -- the beautiful, juicy washes that were put down with the knowledge that they were the perfect color and value for that particular part of the painting. Whether or not that's true doesn't matter, because its what your paintings convey. They are terrific. You really are a pro . . . and handle watercolor just beautifully! :)
ReplyDeleteSimple? SIMPLE? lol. Simply exquisite, like all of your portraits.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful!
ReplyDeletethis is outstanding crystal on so many levels. it drew my attention immediately when i opened the DP page! absolutely STUNNING!!!!!!!
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