Monday, October 6, 2008

"Madonna and Child of St. Remy" Step 3, & Frame Shopping


4" x 6", egg tempera on Kelmscott vellum

Now nearing completion, I have been working toward portraying a feeling of a living Mary and baby Jesus in this painting instead of just replicating the devotional statue.  Not an easy task, since my reference is somewhat 'doll-like', but it feels important to try.  I darkened the background further, and have started to create a slight feeling of an aura around Mary.

Last week I also went frame shopping, and here are some of the miniature frames I have chosen for my general use:





(detail of Venetian glass floral mosaic frames)

2 comments:

Edward Burton said...

Wow, beautiful painting, Mona! Gorgeous colors. Also, thank you for the compliment to my Cloud Gate painting.

Edward Burton said...

Oops, I meant thank you for the compliment to my painted saw - sorry about that.