Almost finished!

Hello! It's Friday and we have have Monday off. Thank you MLK! So there have been quite a few changes since the last post. The detail on her gown is tightened up, her hands are done, I've added a hair piece. Overall I felt like the background was too dark, so I lightened that as well. I'm excited because I'm learning so much! Acrylic is extremely forgiving. I've been all about the gouache but now I'm realizing they both have different strengths. So there. They're both special :)

so far...

ok...so painting is hard! This is a huge learning experience for me. After knowing how much time it takes to get the rich textures, distressing the surface and building the layers of different color variations, I have an all new respect for painters. I'm in the processs of adding a lot more detail to her dress, giving her hands, of course and a slew of other noodly things. I'm also changing the bottom design completely. Hopefully in  the end she will be all the client wants and more!

Underpainting of Marie

We went to the studio tonight and I felt like I wanted to start the line work. But the canvas wasn't quite there yet. Haste makes waste. I sucked it up and continued to lay down some layers. The canvas benefited from the seasoning for sure. Tomorrow night is line!

Ro-Co-Cool

So a little while back Colin and I met this great girl named Jennifer Bertrand at the Hallmarket art fair. She's an interior designer in the KC area and just so happens to be....the season 3 champion of HGTV's Design Star. She also did a creative lecture at Hallmark a few years ago. Jennifer bought several prints from us that day and we were super pumped! She was very excited about our work! Well, we're very grateful for crossing paths with this amazing person. I can't say enough about this chic. One, because she's extremely inspirational and kind, and two, because she's commissioned us for some ridiculously cool freelance jobs. We're doing a 4' x 5' painting of Marie Antoinette. Yep....It's a dream project. I could draw ladies like that all day. I'm obsessed with the clothing, the girly-ness, the ruffles.....etc. So freakin' cool. Here are some studies for the project a long with the research. The bottom sketch is the final. We'll project the sketch with our trusty new Art-o-graph :)