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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:

pauline said...

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

Lee Pierce said...

<3 this! Gorgeous work :D

Robin said...

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

Ayala Art said...

Thanks for your comments Pauline and Lee!

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

Sunshineshelle said...

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

Janine said...

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

Mary Helen-Art Saves Lives said...

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

Magic Love Crow said...

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

Unknown said...

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

Now following from CED!

Mandy said...

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

alarmcat said...

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

Nordljus said...

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

julietk said...

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

Ayala Art said...

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

Gardening Helen said...

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

Pam of alwaysartistic said...

How Beautiful!

HeARTworks said...

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

angelself said...

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

Anonymous said...

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

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