WORKSHOP PAINTING

"LYNN--NOT LEAH" (c) C. Gregory Price 2009

As many of you know from my previous posts, Leah Hopkins Henry a very well known and well respected Portrait Artist from Atlanta did a workshop for the Rome Art Coterie Members here in Rome, GA. I attended the first session on still life and looked forward to the second session in October of portrait work. We had a great crowd with many in attendance. Leah brought her TWIN sister Lynn to model for us. She did a quick sketch of Lynn in oil for about an hour and one half and lectured and answered our questions. Afterward for the last hour she let us either paint from a picture we brought or to paint from life using Lynn as the model. I chose to try from life. This is the cell phone picture I took of Lynn from my station.



Honestly, my first color sketch was a little off on proportion, specifically in the forehead and jaw line,... plus I was not very pleased with the choices of skin tones I made using my pastels. So, I took my pastel quick sketch home and set out to redo the portrait. I also decided to change over and try an oil painting of this attractive lady, probably because I had become totally fascinated with Ms. Henry's method of oil work and enjoyed her methodology of paint application. I generally don't do oils, but I wanted to try and apply some of the lessons that Leah had given us. Anyway,....this is the result.

The portrait above of LYNN is just to a point where I may or may not be finished. It is certainly not as good as Ms. Henry's portrait of her sister. Leah's awesome finished work of her sister Lynn can be see at her informative blog ...here: (leahhopkinshenry.blogspot.com).

My attempt at LYNN's portrait is still wet and I am very, very interested in getting critiques and honest criticism/suggestions. Please post or email me at gregpriceart@yahoo.com