Filed under: A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari, Paintings | Tags: acrylic, alkandari, canvas, commission, portrait, yasmine
a portrait of yasmine alkandari, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 91cm x 122cm
*Photo by Jana Alnaqeeb
Filed under: A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari, Portrait, Step By Step | Tags: acrylic, alkandari, commission, Kuwait, painting, portrait, Step By Step, yasmine
my new camera is less than spectacular. it doesn't capture the strokes like my old camera did
Yasmina this morning. I’m really enjoying the skirt and will work some more on her crazy top. It just needs to be tweaked here and there. (more…)
Filed under: A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari, Portrait, Step By Step | Tags: acrylic, commission, Kuwait, portrait, Step By Step, yasmine alkandari
I did some things I should have done earlier. Thanks to the advice of several friends, it was suggested that I stop for a while and step back. Another thing I did was change the easel. The one I was working isn’t adjustable (it is, but mine never worked so I would adjust my height to it). I found it much easier to paint Yasmine’s face when hers was at the same level as mine. (more…)
Filed under: A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari, Rants & Raves, Step By Step | Tags: anger, broken, camera, frustration, Kuwait, yasmine alkandari
It looks much more like her now.
I totally fucked her up. And I broke my camera. And I’m feeling shitty with the world. Sorry, Yasmine. (more…)
Filed under: A Portrait of Yasmine Alkandari, Portrait, Step By Step | Tags: acrylic, commission, Kuwait, oil pastels, portrait, Step By Step, yasmine alkandari
Eek. Although I’m liking the painting itself more, I think I screwed up my sister’s face a little. So I hope she doesn’t see this! I know I’ll make it work, I know I will. (more…)
