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| Alyssa on the Beach (SOLD) |
Wow
This painting was tough for the most unexpected of reasons: I got it right. Skin tone, face, expression, everything.
The original photograph was taken by a dear friend of mine and I painted it almost by accident. The model was beautiful, the light was soft, the setting was perfect...
...but the model was a very shy girl who was mortified at the idea of her nude image (with an accurate and recognisable face) being seen by a stranger. It took a lot out of me knowing that I may have offended my model just by doing the painting. It also frustrated me that this piece may never get seen outside my own studio since I think it was easily one of the best pieces I'd done to date.
To cut a long, frustrating and dull story short, I eventually got permission. Kinda.
*Sigh*
But isn't she just beautiful? :)








