process

The picture displayed is the one I chose to work with to make my painting from. At first I began to paint the figure directly in the middle of the canvas, but as I began to work on it, it became clear that not only the composition, but the expression was not giving the intended meaning and appeal I wanted to portray. Therefore it was back to the drawing board. Working with John, we realized that leaving excessive space in the composition and moving the figure more to the right allowed for the true meaning to become apparent. This you can see in the picture of the progression where I had painted over the original face and began to repaint. This time though, in order to get the human proportions right (which were pretty off before) I used the photo and added guidelines, then replicated these guidelines onto the canvas. This helped tremendously!!!!
Overall this process was a lot to learn from. I had never dove right into a painting before, and have learned there are many aspects to cover in order to begin to reach perfection. It was definitely stressful, but a good experience.