Portrait Painting In Oil Demo
This is a progression video of my latest painting "On The Horizon". My lovely model is my younger sister Emily. She didn't know I was going to paint her. I had made the bubble ear cuff and I asked her to try it on and sit while I take some test photos. I figured if I had formally asked her to model for me, she would have not been as relaxed. My little white lie worked as the photos turned out awesome.
As simple as this painting appears, there is a lot going on. The glass bubbles symbolize fragile thoughts as she looks forward to the future. My main goal was capturing a complex expression showing hope and uncertainty.
I've been trying to work on more studio tip videos. I just painted my studio walls and am anxious to share what I learned about the ideal studio color. The video was a mess though! I need a little more practice in front of the camera, and I need to stop saying "um" every other word! Even if I don't get a decent edit from the video I took, I'm still going to do a blog post soon about it. Stay tuned ;)
