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Pastel and Paint: Lesly Finn's Art

This is my art blog about painting in pastels and with acrylics, and about art and life in general. You will find work in progress, comment, painting demonstrations and links to other artists. WELCOME!

May 3, 2013

Old into new ... finished except for varnish



Acrylic portrait on crinkled tissue paper on canvas. Image source - my own photograph shown below.




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Apr 19, 2013

Old into New - Take 6. And still refining!!



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Apr 8, 2013

Old into new - Take 5, refining and defining!



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Mar 30, 2013

Old into new - Take 4, Defining darks and lights




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Mar 27, 2013

Old into new --- Take 3, Roughly Sketched In



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Old into new ..... take 2

A coat of white gesso rollered over the whole painting gives a nice surface to work on, bumps and all!  




Detail from above showing texture



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