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Portrait Series #6 ~ The Reveal!

I had to wait until Adrienne actually received the finished
painting before revealing it here, but here she is
in all her vibrant color!

The 36" x 48" gallery canvas will be going on the wall above

Adrienne's stairs, so knowing that it would be placed higher than

eye-level, I left the top third of the canvas open.

In theory, an optical illusion of foreshortening should occur when one

looks up and the top area of the painting would appear much more

shallow than it actually is. To compensate for this foreshortening, I

made the upper area even deeper so in the end it would appear

normal in relation to the primary subjects, Adrienne and her

spider monkey friends.

Want to see how the painting came together?

Check back on my earlier posts where I blogged about my progress.

Portrait Series Post 1

Portrait Series Post 2

Portrait Series Post 3

Great news from my studio!

One of my hand painted handbags has been spotlighted in the newest issue of Haute Handbags published by Stampington & Co.!

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