Re-do ...

... of my guitar player painting.

We had our salon reveal the other day and showed 

our left-hand, limited palette paintings.

I will get to those tomorrow,

but I also brought this painting (and another) for critique 

from my dear salon 

peeps.

They gave me some excellent feedback. 

Please look first at this previously posted painting:

before corrections

And then the corrected painting. (the light is a bit different)

Angel      oil on wood panel       18 x 12 inches

What were the issues? (yes, more than one ...)

The hand wasn't too bad but up close, it actually looked rather swollen

& without tendons.

So I looked again and realized there was a shadow under her wrist. 

I took the advice also, to narrow the wrist, which looks ok now. 

AND 

... this was so right on by

my salon group - I needed to give the skull room 

for her brain! It does looks better. ('specially in real life)

I could dink and dink away at this thing, 

but I am finished and will let dry 

then varnish and pop it into that frame that Matt cut down re-sized.

It is so good to have new eyes look at your paintings! 

Do you do this?

It takes some asking and being ready to accept

some truths, but totally worth it.

Ask one or two people you respect.

Thank you for viewing and reading my blog!

Happy painting

&

Happy spring!