Sunday, July 22, 2012

Flower Maiden


Acrylic on Canvas, 11"x15"

I haven't painted any sculpture before, until now. Painting this Flower maiden was a good experience. I decided, if I get the sculpture right, then I'll paint the rest of it. So I first painted the maiden before anything. I later realised the result would have been better if it had been painted in oils, especially with regards to the folds of the fabric. But since I don't have much patience for the slow drying oils, I stuck to acrylics. Anyway, I think on the whole, it has come out okay.The toughest part was getting the face right. I'm happy with that one coming out well. This goes as a submission to Artistic Sentiments Challenge. Here is the ref photo posted by Dana Marie.

12 comments:

  1. anitha its not "okay " its very good. maybe you sculpted the maiden better than the original.the background leaves are also equally good.

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  2. WOW!!! This is amazing!! The detail makes this look so fabulous,how long did this take you??

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  3. This is an AMAZING painting. I had to look hard to tell it wasn't a photograph. Absolutely beautiful!

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  5. What a beauty! Thank you for your gorgeous entry, Anita!

    I agree with Nanda....I told my husband the same thing. I loved this piece at the garden, however, I prefer yours!

    I'm so glad you found my art challenge! And I hope to see more works from you.

    Happy Painting!

    Cheers,
    ~ Dana Marie

    P.S. Also, I wanted to apologize for the delay in getting your piece up on the blog as I was having problems with my computer. I'm usually a much faster about getting the entries up on the blog. :)

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  6. All I can say on this painting is "Wow" - fantastic work!!! I can only hope my rendition turns out half as good! Great work Anita

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  7. What a pleasure to admire this paintong. Real nice work :)

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  8. Hello Anita:) My compliments for your beautiful painting! Not only the sculpture but everything around it is so nice. Love it:)

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  9. amazing talent...it was a pleasure looking at your works Anita

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  10. Thank you all, so much for your very nice and valuable comments. Really appreciate them and keep me motivated. :)

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  11. This is so beautiful Anita. I love everything about it!

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