More work on the background. We like the way the pink and deep green work together.
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Developing the background. The greens look good against te pink. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Starting the background. We'll see if the bright pink undercolor gives us a vibrant finish. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Trying to keep it loose but still accurate. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

I think the faces are the way we want them. The hair is getting there. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

The figures so far. The dress color is developing a nice depth. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Starting to work on the faces. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Everything blocked in. A good start. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Back at it! #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Filling in more. Going a little slow because still trying to figure out the dress color. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Starting the under-colors for the dress. Trying to figure out the red/burgundy effect we'd like. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

A good start. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Back to work on the new portrait. We're trying a bright pink undercolor to see how that works. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

The old upside-down trick for portraits. Getting a better idea of how the features are working. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Starting to block in some color. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Outlining done on the new portrait. We usually outline in red for some reason. Red seems to add vibrancy underneath. But Suzette decided to go for blue this time. We'll see how that affects the painting. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

Starting the outlining. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

New sketch for the new painting. 36 x 48 inches. #figurativepainting #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

This new painting goes well with the older one of sunflowers. #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork

I think this is finished. It's hard to tell, but the reds and violets were hard to dial in properly. I like them now, but it took a little work. And the texturing of the petals is fun, too. #Painting #AlamedaArt #Painter #Painters #Artist #Art #artwork