Back to pretty

I didn't really plan to paint today (the state of neglect around here is becoming ever more dire), but I saw this woman's photo on UnSplash and she kinda demanded my attention. And if I was going to paint today, I was going to continue my campaign of the unconventional from yesterday; but somehow that didn't happen.

She looks just a little old-fashioned because, while her hair was merely a short wavy cut, in my portrait it looks more like she had it marcelled. I like this color combination (violet, orange, and turquoise) and it seemed to suit her red hair as a background. I got a little carried away with her shirt, but oh well.

One more painting and I'm going to have to go back to watercolors for a few days; I'm almost out of white paint. I have an order in to Dick Blick.

"Poppy"—charcoal, acrylic paints, Stabilo marking pencil, on Fluid 140-lb. coldpress watercolor paper, 9x12 inches.