May

12

Katie Part 6 … Finished

Filed Under Carrie Lewis 

This painting is one of those that I work on for a while and have a very good painting session, then decide, rather suddenly, that it might be done.

I worked on Katie’s portrait twice on Saturday. At the end of the second session, I had the rather uncanny feeling that it might be done. I hadn’t considered that it might be finished that quickly, but I liked the way it looked.

Usually, I judge a painting completed when I can’t think of anything else to do with it. I look at it for a while and if nothing comes to mind to fix, change, add or delete, I sign it and move on.

With Katie’s portrait, I could see one thing that could be changed. But it really felt finished.

So I took it to church so the pastor’s wife (who is chaplain at the nursing home where Katie’s people live) could take a look at it. She knew Katie and could tell me if I had a good likeness.

The pastor looked at the painting and said “That’s Katie.”

His wife looked at it and just put her hands to her face.

I knew then there wasn’t anything I could do to improve the emotional appeal of the painting, so it is complete.

I signed it this afternoon and it will dry for a week or two, then it will go to its new home.

And suddenly, I am in the rather rare position of having one portrait on the easel (October Skies) and nothing else in the works! A somewhat depressing turn of events, if you ask me!

Time to start looking for another project and, unless things change soon, I’ll be able to look for a project that will be for me. Oh boy!

©Copyright 2008 by Carrie Lewis. See original post here.

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