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:
Thanks for visiting!
if you like this post, share it with the buttons below:(If you read the feed, click the post title)
this is SO beautiful... i love the colours you chose.
ReplyDeleteI found you via CED - and i'll definitely be back for a visit. :-) Gorgeous stuff...
happy new year!
xoxo
<3 this! Gorgeous work :D
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! I love the colors and the textures! How large is she?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments Pauline and Lee!
ReplyDeleteHi Rasz, It is a 10 by 8 canvas, :o)
This is gorgeous, I love the serene feeling & the texture adds a wonderful dimension, & the colours are so rich, great results Martha!!!
ReplyDeleteShe has a beautiful face and I love the way she looks
ReplyDeleteYou have captured a serene Madonna so well! Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful Martha!! Great color and great texture!!! Love her face ;o)
ReplyDeleteTruly gorgeous! I love iconic paintings and texture. The blues are so pretty!
ReplyDeleteNow following from CED!
Oh..she is beautiful...i love her eyes so much...she looks so rich in colour and texture....xxx
ReplyDeletethis is so pretty! thanks for sharing a close up of the texture. the color palette you chose if very nice.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful colours, and she has such a lovely, peaceful expression!
ReplyDeleteA 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.
ReplyDeleteI 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
Thanks Juliet! I hope everything is all better for you!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing the transition and the close ups. Nice work.
ReplyDeleteHow Beautiful!
ReplyDeletePoignant! Love the textures! Have a great weekend! Patsy from
ReplyDeleteHeARTworks
pretty, pretty!...excellent work, Martha =) Kathryn
ReplyDeleteThis is my favourite and it is beautiful. I find all of your portraits very inspirational.I love the texture.
ReplyDelete