Earlier this month, I had the great fortune of taking a workshop with Daniel Gehartz. To say that there were a few "Aha Moments" during my time with him would be an understatement! I especially came away with new understandings about turning form using temperature control and making my portraits more powerful through edge variation and value separation. I know that's a lot to take in, so I will elaborate on these concepts more in future posts.
Selena came to model for us on the first day. I experimented quite a bit with "warm and cool" temperatures in this piece. Notice the warm red tones in the shadow side of her face. That was new for me. Dan encouraged us to really squint and see that these tones were actually happening, so it's OK to go ahead and put them in.
I guess all this squinting and experimenting paid off. Selena's grandma purchased the painting!
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