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Artist: Susan Sims
Uploaded: 05/07/07
Gallery: Fine Art
Subject: People/Portrait
Media: Oil

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Grace in Georgian Period Costume
(Image 14 of 32) Copyright © Susan Sims

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This is a portrait of my grandmother at age 18. Originally, her hair and dress were 1940 style, but she has always loved the books by Jane Austin so I changed her hair and dress to be in the Georgian Period. I took one oil painting class in college and although it was great fun I never learned the fundamentals of how to work with oil, mediums...etc. So I went online and read how the master's painted in thin transparent layers starting with an imprimatura under painting and gradually building from the brown tones to the blue tones then ochres and deep rose madder. This process of layering I was familiar with when painting my acrylics (although I have 40-50 layers with them). I think she turned out well for my first traditional oil, and I finally got the skin tones right without using "skin tone" paint for the majority of the face. I used it only as a light wash for blending. I did research for the clothing and hair by watching movies and going online to costume, paintings, and historical theatre costumes.
      
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  Date / Time   Name / Comments
  07-Sep-07  
  11:57 PM  
Maria Murphy
  perfect
  08-Jun-07  
  11:36 AM  
Reba McDonald
  Beautifully done Susan.
  07-Jun-07  
  10:23 AM  
Ruth Kauffman
  Totally awesome painting of your grandmother!! Wonderful oil work, beautiful skin and excellent detail!! I agree with Tahnja about the teeth. A little shading would push them back some but still a brilliant piece!!! A beautiful woman...
  11-May-07  
  08:32 PM  
Tahnja Wolter
  You've done a totally oustanding job for your first oil painting. I haven't tackled oils myself yet so it's encouraging to see someone who's had such a great first attempt success. The only thing I could pic was that there isn't enough shadow on the teeth, I think they're too white. The skin tones are indeed beautiful. This is something I am working on mastering myself as I have so much trouble getting it right and preventing mudiness.
  08-May-07  
  12:53 PM  
Janet Gioffre Harrington
  wow, you're multi-talented! this is beautiful!
  08-May-07  
  07:21 AM  
jamie winter
  Susan this is fantatic. it is amazing . i cant begin to describe how wonderful this piece is. wow
  08-May-07  
  04:53 AM  
helen tyralik
  lovely artwork
  07-May-07  
  09:26 PM  
Phil Cashdollar
  great work...PhilC a 10
  07-May-07  
  06:58 PM  
joan warburton
  Wow! She is beautiful! Outstanding work in the dress!
  07-May-07  
  02:09 PM  
Francisco Urbano
  great work Susan

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