Study of portrait of a Ballerina

16 X 20 Oil on Canvas sheet 

This was one of my favorite studies of a portrait painting in my portrait class.  The subject looked like a graceful ballerina to me and I loved her expression.  I also enjoyed the very loose style of painting.  This was the first study that didn’t frustrate me.  This was also the first time I felt that I was discovering my portrait painting style.  

Portrait of Marianna

16 X 20 Oil on Canvas

For the past year, I have been taking Portrait Classes with Ann Feldman and this is a portrait I started in her class using a live model, Marianna.  It was just  supposed to be a study, but I didn’t want to forget all of the things Ann taught us, so I continued to work on it until I felt happy.   I knew I was finished when Marianna (my model) told me she loved the painting and had her friends come look at it.  

Warm Autumn

22 X 24  Oil on Canvas (framed)  Part of private collection

My mother loves the fall and she had been asking me to paint a fall scene for a while now.  I like the fall as well, but I never like that it signals that Winter is near!  I enjoyed working on the reflection of the trees in the water and my mother loved it!