Tuesday, January 6, 2009

A Portrait for Today

"Cora" - 4" x 5 1/2" original watercolor on Arches paper
This is my teaching colleague's little girl. I tried to capture the backlight. Had to go in with some white watercolor to help the wisps of hair. My daughter had the same kind of hair when she was a baby. My dad called her "Skeeziks", a name fondly used by my Grandpa.
Number 5 of 15.

5 comments:

Leann said...

Wow! You really got that backlight, amazing!

Unknown said...

How wonderful for you to put a halo of light surrounding her.

Vern Schwarz said...

You've been busy Patti, a new years resolution keeper...rare breed. Nice job on this little tyke.

Erin Lindsay Hooper-Torbet said...

She's adorable. Awesome Job!

Pattie Wall said...

Thanks for your comments Leann, Vern, Sheila and HT.

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