The Essence of Femininity 1of6
Framed soft pastel on canvas.9 total reviews
Comment from mamamary
Did you use the same subject for all of the art in this series? The backgrounds have all been pretty much the same. At least the color has. Good job on the frame. It is beautiful. Again, I don't see this as sexual, but maybe sensual.
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Did you use the same subject for all of the art in this series? The backgrounds have all been pretty much the same. At least the color has. Good job on the frame. It is beautiful. Again, I don't see this as sexual, but maybe sensual.
Comment Written 27-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both. To your questions. All six have the same color backgrounds with variations made to complement the model poses. I wanted all the same color backgrounds to establish this collection of pastel paintings as a series. And no they are not the same model. There are six different models, each with their own look and personality. In this series I also wanted six different women doing the same thing, posing, but in their own unique way so each could stand on its own as well as together to simply command a room. I believe I succeeded. I am pleased you see the difference between sexual and sensual. To do a sensual work of art of a woman was and is my goal. I want the viewer to see the sensuality and beauty of a woman. It raises the bar of the experience into the world of art appreciation for seeing a beautiful work of art. I do not ever want the viewer to see it as a sexual presentation. There are plenty of magazines and websites for that.
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I agree with the latter. If I am remembering correctly, all of the women had dark hair? Perhaps that is where I got the idea they were the same woman. There has been a fair amount of time in between your posts, or at least when I reviewed them. What will you do next?
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Dark hair? Go to my portfolio. I have arranged all six to be see one at a time starting at the top with number 1 and ending at the bottom with number 6. What will I do next. I am doing a portrait of my wife when she was 23. That was 50 years ago. It will be the center piece for the memory wall I am doing for Facebook. She died May 20, 2020 at 11:52 a.m. The virus has interfered with processes, time lines and everything else. It is not safe to gather the family for a service. So, I am going to my daughter's home for a small celebration of life service. Then to my son's home 15 days later to do the same thing. After that I have no clue I am painting my house decks in the morning and portrait painting in the evenings. I am sure something will pop into my mind. It always does and then I have to work out the issues of whether or not I possess the skill to do it. Most of the time, I do not. But, I have enough to start and then I learn on the way. And of course the worse thing is that if it is not difficult with a reasonable likelihood of failure, I am not interested in doing it. So, full circle back to what next? I really have no clue.
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I am so sorry for your loss. You had been together for a long time. Everything is so messed up in our world today. May God be with you and give you peace only He can give.
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Thank you and you stay safe.
Comment from jesuel
how do you get that effct on the background very cool i like your skintones almost alabaster looking i cant tell you how many washes i have to do with oil paints to get that effect beautiful work here
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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how do you get that effct on the background very cool i like your skintones almost alabaster looking i cant tell you how many washes i have to do with oil paints to get that effect beautiful work here
Comment Written 27-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Jesuel. I appreciate both. As to you question, it takes work and time and it works only on canvas. Even heavy Arches cannot give the effect. First, I erase any lines or lighten any pencil marks I think should not be seen. I then do a lite spray of semi gloss clear artist's varnish once I am sure I like the cleanness of the drawing. It has to be a light spray, just enough to fix the drawing into place so it will not smear. I lay out the different major color fields in the locations I want. I then choose an intermediate color to basically band between the fields. I then work my finger in a circular motion back and forth between the color bands and fields mixing the soft pastel dust between the two, sometime three fields. I have tried stubbles, paper towels and Kleenex. All this does is to remove the pastel dust. Nothing works as well as the pad of my finger. I suspect it is because of the oil quality in my skin. The dust kind of gets pushed down and stuck into the tooth of the canvas. Once I have the blend I want, I again erase any dust off the figure and give it another lite spray. I then work the figure by laying down the colors and finger blending back and forth until I get the shading and depth I want. When I am satisfied I do another lite spray on the figure. When it is dry and does not need any corrections, which are very difficult at this stage, I give an overall spray to the point the whole canvas has that wet shine look. Let it dry and it is done ready to be framed. This process takes between 5 to 8 days. My usual drawing time is about a week, some times more when I see oddities with facial expression or figure configuration or simply not what I wanted to see as the overall visual impact. So, from start to finish it takes between two to three weeks to finish before framing. And that is the process Jesuel. It is far easier said than done. It took me somewhere around four years to learn how to do this technique. Now the subtle part. The pastel dust has to be thick enough to provide a deeper color once sprayed, but thin enough to allow the white canvas under the color to support that brilliance luster to the picture.
Comment from MKFlood
another cool one. the facial expression is excellent. the body form and language is excellent. the depth is excellent. the shading is excellent. the details is excellent. the blend of the colors is excellent. the creation is balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. creative and awesome work overall(clapping)
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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another cool one. the facial expression is excellent. the body form and language is excellent. the depth is excellent. the shading is excellent. the details is excellent. the blend of the colors is excellent. the creation is balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. creative and awesome work overall(clapping)
Comment Written 27-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 27-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both.
Comment from iPhone7
So this is Number 1. Very good work to start the entire series off with.
She has those feminine features such as those beautiful eyes nose and lips. Very well done.
The pose is natural and not at all provocative. Again very well done.
Going to check out the next one. Great work Carl ~ Steve
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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So this is Number 1. Very good work to start the entire series off with.
She has those feminine features such as those beautiful eyes nose and lips. Very well done.
The pose is natural and not at all provocative. Again very well done.
Going to check out the next one. Great work Carl ~ Steve
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Steve. I appreciate both. And enjoy your trip from one to six. They are best scrolled through in my portfolio folder.
Comment from Browncat
Her eyes are so beautiful. There is nothing lurid about her pose. I am mystified by the gray hair (?) , feathers (?), or earrings hanging on her shoulders. To me that detracts from an otherwise lovely portrait.
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Her eyes are so beautiful. There is nothing lurid about her pose. I am mystified by the gray hair (?) , feathers (?), or earrings hanging on her shoulders. To me that detracts from an otherwise lovely portrait.
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your four and a half star vote and your comments. I appreciate both. The grey lines are feather ear rings.
Comment from Sean T Phelan
Cool,Carl!
Everything that I've said about the other pastel drawings in this series that I've commented on so far holds true with this one as well,my friend! : )
The girl reminds me of the classic ! artistic depictions of one of the Old Goddesses of the Druids!
( One whose name I can't properly transcribe anyhow! : ) )
'Good Show',my friend!
~Sean
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Cool,Carl!
Everything that I've said about the other pastel drawings in this series that I've commented on so far holds true with this one as well,my friend! : )
The girl reminds me of the classic ! artistic depictions of one of the Old Goddesses of the Druids!
( One whose name I can't properly transcribe anyhow! : ) )
'Good Show',my friend!
~Sean
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments Sean. I appreciate both. I will research the Druid Goddesses.
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You're very welcome,Carl!
I felt the drawing was worthy of a Six Star rating but,ALAS,I'm all out of them for this week! : )
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Thanks, got it.
Comment from pfwelder
You really have a knack for capturing the human figure. She is beautiful. The pose is nice. The colors are true and complimentary. Lovely work of art.
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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You really have a knack for capturing the human figure. She is beautiful. The pose is nice. The colors are true and complimentary. Lovely work of art.
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your four and one half star vote and your comments. I appreciate both.
Comment from Neilnap773
Another good piece in the series of these fine looking women,composed in your chosen medium with great application,tonal control and beautiful palette of colours especially the apt fleshy tones.Congratulations on a good series of works
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Another good piece in the series of these fine looking women,composed in your chosen medium with great application,tonal control and beautiful palette of colours especially the apt fleshy tones.Congratulations on a good series of works
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both.
Comment from Lucien van Oosten
Of all the nudes you have posted this is my favorite, I like the pose the best, is seems more natural and has a better flow to the entire figure, even with the back shoulder looking slightly off as an angle. For me in this one then background complements the movement created by the pose, visually it works.
The use of pastels in this good, in the way you captured the flesh tones, the use of the media is very well done here, in my estimation having used the media myself and understanding it nuances of how the media colors work and how hard it is to get rich tones.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a good day.
Cheers
Lucien
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Of all the nudes you have posted this is my favorite, I like the pose the best, is seems more natural and has a better flow to the entire figure, even with the back shoulder looking slightly off as an angle. For me in this one then background complements the movement created by the pose, visually it works.
The use of pastels in this good, in the way you captured the flesh tones, the use of the media is very well done here, in my estimation having used the media myself and understanding it nuances of how the media colors work and how hard it is to get rich tones.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a good day.
Cheers
Lucien
Comment Written 26-Jun-2020
reply by the author on 26-Jun-2020
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Thank you for your five star vote and your comments. I appreciate both.
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Carl, I just re-posted "looking for knowledge" take a look and let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Lucien
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I took a look at looking for knowledge. I did not post a review because I have a personal requirement to not give a vote lower than a 5. I have seen some really good pointillism drawings and paintings. This is not one. The figure is poorly rendered lacking in proportion, definition and chiaroscuro. The background is nondescript presenting a flat lifeless configuration of suggested shapes. The entire work lacks visual interest. If I were to rate it, it would be a 3 just because you had the guts to post it. This might have worked in the beginning of the impressionists period, but not in the the twenty first century. We traditionalists now not only have to compete against photographers, but electronic based art presentations as well. I could say more about this subject but will not. And I could say more about this work you have done, but I think you have the idea.