My apologies as for some reason I cannot upload the image of this work. It could be because I am in the process of having my website completely revamped and therefore I can’t manually upload images temporarily. If you would like to see the image, please have a look at my Twitter account @MicheWatkins from tomorrow (29 October). Thank you for your patience. This painting is in its early stages hence only one leopard print shoe so far. This is a young woman who is confident, modern and very into her fashion. The red bra has come off, hence the ‘liberation’ but I leave the viewer to imagine what happens next. She could be going to a burlesque class, or just finished it; or about to meet her lover, who knows? This is why I so love painting pieces like this, I have my own ideas as to what is happening, but you the viewer will have your own ideas. I may soften the colour of the bra as at the moment I feel I have a bit of overkill on the red tones. There will be more contrasts of light and darks as I go along I think, to…
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Happy with the way this has worked out. It has proved almost impossible to completely replicate the colours on Photoshop for Twitter and here on my Blog, so my apologies. The dress is a more vivid sea green and there are shades of this on the shoes too. I decided to add the rhinestones on the heels as bit of fun, as I feel most women like a bit of glitter on their stilettos…. This painting is now available to buy on my website www.michewatkins.com at £295 and is 45 x 60 cm. If you like this painting, do have a look at my website to see more of my work. I like capturing a moment in time in a woman’s day, a woman who is strong, confident, happy in her own skin. Quite often I will crop the work or turn the head away to make the image more anonymous. The viewer is then free to make up their own mind as to what is happening. I am also a great lover of bright colours! I am in the process of having my website completely overhauled and already the work in progress is looking wonderful. Will look forward to…
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Enjoying deciding on colours for this. I particularly like the red of the sofa and will put more lights and darks into it as the painting progresses as I think the contrasts of light and shade always make for a more interesting work. I had about a 50/50 split on Twitter feedback regarding leaving the shoes as they were or changing them. In the end I a) slimmed down the straps and b) changed the colour to incorporate a coloured sole. They may well become more pink next week. The dress at present is sea green and I might put a pattern onto it as I go along. I hope you like this painting and enjoy seeing the process behind it. You can see more of my work at www.michewatkins.com. I am interested in portraying women who are strong, independent and beautiful but with a touch of anonymity such as cropping or turning the head away from the viewer who can then make up their own mind as to what is happening. I am having my website updated which is very exciting. Watch this space and feel free to give me feedback when it goes live. www.michewatkins.com Facebook : Miche…
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