January 9, 2012

Modonna painting

I finished this Madonna, with her closed eyes and a golden sun. The texture is very pronounced. This is one of the first stages:


Although I made it darken with washes, there's still some flashes of bright wild color here and there, the scanned image looks brighter than the painting itself:

 

And a  detail of the texture:


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19 comments:

  1. this is SO beautiful... i love the colours you chose.
    I found you via CED - and i'll definitely be back for a visit. :-) Gorgeous stuff...
    happy new year!
    xoxo

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  2. <3 this! Gorgeous work :D

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  3. Absolutely beautiful! I love the colors and the textures! How large is she?

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  4. Thanks for your comments Pauline and Lee!

    Hi Rasz, It is a 10 by 8 canvas, :o)

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  5. This is gorgeous, I love the serene feeling & the texture adds a wonderful dimension, & the colours are so rich, great results Martha!!!

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  6. She has a beautiful face and I love the way she looks

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  7. You have captured a serene Madonna so well! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart

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  8. Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful Martha!! Great color and great texture!!! Love her face ;o)

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  9. Truly gorgeous! I love iconic paintings and texture. The blues are so pretty!

    Now following from CED!

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  10. Oh..she is beautiful...i love her eyes so much...she looks so rich in colour and texture....xxx

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  11. this is so pretty! thanks for sharing a close up of the texture. the color palette you chose if very nice.

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  12. Beautiful colours, and she has such a lovely, peaceful expression!

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  13. A late but hearty greeting from me to you. I had a Holiday filled with nursing yukkiness. Hubby was Ill and had a nasty infection, best not described. Most festivities were cancelled and i had no time for reading or writing blogs.
    I am attempting to catch up with my favourite bloggers and you are one of the first I looked up.
    your Madonna is Lovely Best wishes for 2012 Juliet x

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  14. Thanks Juliet! I hope everything is all better for you!

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  15. I enjoyed seeing the transition and the close ups. Nice work.

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  16. Poignant! Love the textures! Have a great weekend! Patsy from
    HeARTworks

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  17. pretty, pretty!...excellent work, Martha =) Kathryn

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  18. This is my favourite and it is beautiful. I find all of your portraits very inspirational.I love the texture.

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