Elf Girl

[Verdaccio]

Thought I would post this here. It is a new painting I have just completed using a direct painting method from William Whitaker. Bill is a wonderful painter and I have just been fortunate enough to study with him for three weeks. He is teaching a class at the Scottsdale Artists School at the end of March, 2003. You can check him out at www.williamwhitaker.com, and the class at www.scottsdaleartschool.org.

This is for a Sci-Fi Convention coming up in Denver where I am the artist guest and my wife is the author guest.

http://www.fineportraitsinoil.com/Elf-Girl2.jpg

And some detail:

http://www.fineportraitsinoil.com/Elf-Girl2-Detail-600.jpg

[river]

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my newest idol!

[DraigAthar]

Wow. She's just marvelous!!! Thanks for sharing that with us!

Amy

[Axl]

Wow, what a beautiful painting. Thankyou for posting it. We'll be drooling over this for a while lol

[LadyPearl]

Well!…you are quite amazing with a paintbrush. Impressive! What size waz this painting and what medium was it done in?

[Redsy333]

WOW! I can see why your the Guest Artist;) thank you for sharing:D

[Elankat]

Wow. This is absolutely jaw-dropping gorgeous. I hope you don't mind, but I have uploaded and attached the images into this thread for people like me who are lazy and don't like to click links. :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Sep-2002/Elf-Girl2.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Sep-2002/Elf-Girl2-Detail-600.jpg

[inkskin]

This is so beautiful! Thanks for posting.

Heather

[Verdaccio]

Thanks for the kind words folks. I just discovered this forum a while ago - it's neat to have a specific forum for this kind of work.

The painting is in oils and it is 12x15 inches.

[TeAnne]

Originally posted by Elankat
Wow. This is absolutely jaw-dropping gorgeous. I hope you don't mind, but I have uploaded and attached the images into this thread for people like me who are lazy and don't like to click links. :D

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Sep-2002/Elf-Girl2.jpg

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/29-Sep-2002/Elf-Girl2-Detail-600.jpg

Thanks LeAnneKat for posting these :) The links wouldn't open for me, said the sites didn't exist.

This work is totally ingrediable.

[sassybird]

The detail and perspective in this is outstanding. I have been working scifi conventions for over 20 years, and have seen a lot of wonderful work, but this makes me feel as if I could walk into it.

[DrLondon]

Man, I wish I could paint like that.:)

That is beautiful.

[plumpfairy]

:D JUST FABULOUS!
We got another Michaelangelo in da house!
jana:D :clap: ;)

[Leaflin]

Hi Michael :)
It's great to be looking at your work again.

As LeAnne said "jaw-dropping gorgeous"

[kitaye]

This is a painting? WOW! It's beautiful.

Yet another person whom I will have to follow attentively in the forum.

[blackdragon]

IMHO, You have a talent shadowed by none. The detail in the headdress is incredible.:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[maldrin]

I am in awe and in shock and ill with envy.

There are so many super skilled
and wickedly talented artists
on these forums, and
you are one
of them.

maldrin

[Cision]

Wonderful Work! Very clean and controlled. Full props. Another triumph!

Cision

[toni halstead]

wow weeeee great work my frined.I am new here.my god you can really make paint explode.I love the lady elf.awesome.really truly awesome.toni.

[digistyle]

Thanks for digging this one up, Toni. This is some of the sweetest work that I have seen! Awsome!!!

digistyle

[iridemft78]

wow :D :D
does she have a tale that goes with her?
she looks like she's make a good ranger ;)