Thursday, December 6, 2012

The Lacemaker

                                                                                             watercolors
                                                                       on 
9" X 9"  Arches CP 300lb WC paper

Done for the PADT challenge.

I have not painted humans for quite a while, so indeed it was a long process and quite a challenge to do a copy of Vermeer's The Lacemaker. 

I made a mistake of using untested permanently staining  (bright yellow) color and as a result, I lost my "white" for highlight on her collar. Nonetheless, I'm quite satisfied in the end to have this lacemaker painting to call my own.

7 comments:

  1. Une merveilleuse interprétation... Il n'est pas simple de réaliser une telle aquarelle, je te félicite ! Un travail aussi précieux que celui de la dentellière...


    Gros bisous

    Ps : merci pour ton gentil message.

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  2. Millie, es admirable lo que logra con los pigmentos y el agua, ha logrado una acuarela tan sutil como real, felicitaciones

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  3. Very beautiful colors. It takes a lot of skill to paint watercolors.

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  4. Very beautiful. It takes a lot of skill to do watercolors.

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  5. Millie el tratamiento que le diste a las manos , al cabello y todos los detalles del mobiliario son perfectos, es una hermosa obra

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  6. How brave you are , to have painted this . And this is a success!

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  7. This is such a beautiful rendition, Millie! Loved it. :)

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