Portrait of Diane
16 October 2007 Labels: Win A Free Portrait for Christmas 29 commentsDiane
Graphite. Gouache, Pastel and Charcoal on Arches Paper
42cm x 60 cm
crop
One of the winners of my last competition -
Win a Free Portrait for Christmas...was
Diane @ Much of a muchness
I had quite a range of photos to choose from ...thanks Diane......
I decided to go for a serious look because it emphasised her beautiful eyes....
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Win a Free Portrait for Christmas !!!!
Linky Love: Diane Pearl Loz Canucklehead Sue Kuanyin, Chessnoid Deborah Renny Lisa Boyd Ev Cooper Lynda Speedcat
Aw shucks, I'm blushing now...
Thanks so much, Kim, I can't say it's beautiful, can I? But it is beautifully drawn, very accomplished and skillful. My son says it makes me look more cheerful than the original photograph (wretched boy!), he really likes it!
I can't wait to see the actual drawing, thank you again :-)
(I wish I could make the grin emoticon thingie larger, I am beaming!)
hi Diane
haha
yes I did make you a little less serious than the photo....but hey that's artistic licence.. :)
I'm glad that you are pleased with it...... :)
Oh My, that IS beautiful!! How fortunate Diane.....We are all so fortunate having found such a precious gem as you Kim!
thanks Pearl...
you are too kind....now I'm blushing hehe :)
Kim - I am in awe of that sort of talent. You should be very happy Diane :)
thanks Loz.....
Diane was my first ever "brunette" model....so it was a new experience interpreting dark hair.....hence the touch of colour :)
Your work is stunning Kim - I an in awe as wll! Beautiful work and I will be checking back often. In fact, I'm tempted to have you do a portait of my son. All the best!
Sorry Kim, I have not got any photos to you. Can't find any of me that I like without your artistic license being total fantasy :-). Your portrait of Diane is wonderful.
thanks....Canucklehead...
I'm glad you like my work...
have a terrific day :)
haha Sue
I think you are probably your own worst critic....I'm sure you will find some suitable photos...your avatar is lovely...why not send a bigger version of it...
I know with my self portraits.....I tend to make them that realistic that they actually scare people... :D
Gorgeous portrait!
thanks Kuanyin...
have a lovely day.. :)
That was very nice. Lovely composition.
Cheers!
;)
thanks Chessnoid...
I'm happy with the compostion too..
thanks for visiting :)
Another fantastic piece of work from you Kim, it's gorgeous! You had a lovely subject to work with as well :-)
Not only are you remarkably talented at capturing faces, I love how you work with hair of your subjects.
Congrats to Diane!
You've chosen right, it was a beautiful portrait Kim :-)
ahhh yes Deborah...
both you and Diane had the long lustrous locks which were fun to work with.....
oops.... I didn't mean to alliterate....it just happened :0
hi Renny
thanks so much....
and thanks for visiting :)
Kim! What a Stunning portrait of Diane! Yes, I agree with Pearl, we are so lucky to have a gem like you! Kim! xoxox
thanks so much Lisa :)
great to see you back online....
I have missed ya :) and your beautiful artworks :)
Brilliant job Kim. Your tones are marvelously beautiful.
thanks so much Boyd....
I used 'nu pastels' very sparingly for the colour and I was very pleased with the result.. :)
Is this another contest? Another one? Seriously?
Kim, the portrait of your son is incredible. Just amazing.
thanks Ev....
Alexander's portrait still has a long way to go yet... :D
Diane and Sue were the winners of the competition that finished last month.....
I haven't started the next competition yet...so I'll keep you posted... :)
That's beautiful.
Diane is very lucky.
thanks for your comment Cooper...
have a great day ...:)
I am so very impressed! Very talented work :-)
thanks Speedcat....
I am working on your award as we speak...LOL...
have a great day :)
very interesting blog. I am impressed
Nice, interesting.