I planned for this to be a large “preliminary” for a new work in my Passage series that I would paint in oils.
I don’t often use models; I prefer to create a person who fits exactly into the scene and I always paints alone, but I wanted the design of the robe on the sand to suggest the drawing of water back into the sea.
To get the correct fall of the fabric, I had a model pose in my studio while I painted and the "preliminary" became the finished work.
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Simply gorgeous! My daughter fell in love with this when she was younger, so it has graced her room at home and then all the places she has lived as an adult.
Can this be shipped via FedEx “overseas”?