Tuesday, May 21, 2013

New watercolor portrait work in progress

work in progress watercolor portrait 

It's been a very long time since I painted a watercolor portrait that wasn't a commission. I think it's been since January. Wow. I kind of can't believe that. I just went and looked it up and it HAS been since January. That's a long time for me. 

This painting is based on a photo by the amazing Steve Evans, of a beautiful young girl from South India. This section is just a close up, the full painting is all of her face and some of her arm too. I fell in love with her eyes. So sincere, so alive. I'm very excited to get back to painting it. 

And here's a peek at what's been going on during my 'dragon days.'

 A little horse bust I sculpted on my birthday last week. Just for fun. :) 

My latest sculpting project. A bigger, more detailed horse sculpture. Hopefully, if everything works out, this will be a full body gypsy horse when it's finished. That's the goal anyway. :)

I am feeling SO excited about this little side project right now. It is filling up my creative well in a big way. 

Anyone out there tried sculpting before? And, what's something you guys do to refuel your creative fire?  

 



 

8 comments:

  1. Interesting to see the WIP, Crystal, it looks like another winner.

    Your sculpting looks a really exciting project, it's like you are painting in 3D. It has that same CC dynamism!!

    I wood-carve, which is a similar hobby, but not very often these days. The Hawaiian Tiki that is the logo on my blog, is a photo of one of my carvings.

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  2. Crystal, OMGoodness your sculptures are delightful. :)

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  3. Your painting looks like another beautiful portrait in the making! Those eyes are so absorbing...
    And you are so good at sculpture!! I used to love making things out of plasticine when my kids were small - in fact they used to bore of it long before I did and often left me to it, lol! I wasn't very good at it though!
    These days my time is somehow even more limited than it was back then what with working hours going up and the chaos of a new puppy - so any creative time I have has to go on painting! That said, if I had more time I would write :0)

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  4. That's a lot of commission work, congrats!
    It's in the eyes, I feel like if I look deeply enough I'm going to feel what she's feeling, beautifully done.
    And that side project, how amazing is that! The wonderful detail I see forming, looking forward to seeing the finished work.

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  5. Hi Crysal. I could really get lost in those eyes - gorgeous! And you sculpting is fabulous!!! What material are you carving?

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  6. I am loving this sculptor.. It really looks very attractive.. Whats the medium? And I cant wait to see the portrait. I live in southern part of India too. :)

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  7. Such beautiful sculpture :) I am from southern India too -- so curious to see the portrait!

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  8. So fun to see your sculpture, Crystal!

    I love clay and would enjoy doing more 3-D work but don't have a place for that right now.

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