flute player

[bethanyt]

From a photo I took at a music festival a few years ago- a partner to the guitar girl. here
They were actually a duet, but I liked their individual shots better.
alla prima oil on canvas 40cm x 30cm (16" x 12")



The challenges with this were
- to delete a microphone which covered the left half of her face- so I had to use other photos to check the face.
- change the background from the bright reds and yellows on the right.
... and getting the warm and cool light, of course.
Comments welcome...
Thanks for looking!

[lovin art]

I think you can check all the boxes off Miss . kicked it out the water doll ~well done .....im giving up now for sure after seeing this .......~yikes !!! kick ass i say Beth , very excited for you

[macrobertson]

I do like how you've treated the hands and face Bethany, it's a painting that actually expresses something... I'm not sure about the highlight on the cheek that appears to distort the face?

Mac

[bethanyt]

Ha! That made me laugh, Miss S! Thank you for the great positive comment!

Thanks for taking a look, Mac.
That highlight is something I toned down a lot- it is a strong white in the photo. I will check it again. The left side is the one I had to invent- so maybe I didn't match it well enough.

[carolkay]

Miss Beth

I think you've done marvelous and I luv the concept. It tells a story!
The face arms hands are all wonderful.

If anything to me possibly the hard line and value change on bottom left-- draws my eye-- I wonder if some gradation of background. There would work

But this is minor -- the art is superb!

[kevinwueste]

I like this! Good feedback from folks! It reminds me of Craig Nelson and some of his musician paintings. Good work!

Kevin

[LorenG]

Yeah I like the part about how the painting really conveys that the subject is engaged in playing the flute and I love her gesture. I'm thinking that the bottom half of the painting is having a hard time supporting the weight of the top half though.

[berningc]

I love this--especially the hands and the distant concentration in the eyes.

Thank you for posting.


Carol

[bethanyt]

Thank you for your support, Miss Carol- too kind!
I did change that area's colours from the photo- because she is standing in front of a black curtain, and I wanted the dress to be seen. I will look again at that area.

Wow, Sir K- high praise from you- so glad you see some progress! Thanks for the encouragement.

Thank you for the considered comments, Loren. I appreciate your thoughts. I must say I spent much concentration on the face (even scraped it off at one point) - that the bottom area didn't get much attention.

Carol, thanks for taking a look at the painting- much appreciated!

[Indiana Kate]

This is wonderful, Bethany. Even though the flute is a strong line that continues to the edge of the painting, it is softened at the edge and the rest of the design keeps the viewer engaged. I love her left hand and the fact that I can see up her sleeve a little bit. What a great painting.

Kate

[bethanyt]

Thank you so much for the encouraging words, Kate! : )
I am glad if you see that the painting is working- it always helps to have another set of eyes!

[kirants]

I like it! A nice pose rendered with accuracy. There is no mistaking she is blowing to the flute, a tough one to pull off in my books. The finger rendering also adds to it. I also like her body arcing slightly towards *our* left all so gently. Adds to the wind-y nature of the music, like trees lilting and swaying to the winds.

[bethanyt]

Thank you so much, Kiran! Such poetic words!- (only hope to live up to them!)