April 26, 2024

Day 2, "Lady Caroline Howard, 1778", by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Yesterday I got off to a very late start, but I jumped right in to paint in the face, which I didn't get to last week. I also spent a lot of time repainting the black cape, because I had gotten the color of the light areas too red. Now they're too blue. I guess next time I'll try to get it right with a more neutral gray, that still appears bluish or reddish in different areas. It's very tricky! I also made a first pass on the hat.

All in all, I painted for a pretty short time yesterday, and I'm not really happy with what I did. The head seems too small, the arm too long, the hand too big. Next week I'll try to get in earlier and fix everything again.




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