right. yesterday i worked on helen in the morning. i moved her mouth about 2 millimeters to the left, and changed the angle of it slightly. i looks better, but the face as a whole still isnt looking like helen – or more, it definately resemlbles her, but i think that is more to with the hair than her facial features. when i asked my tutor what he thought was wrong with it, he said he didnt think the eyes where large enough. i said that id measured them and they where exactly the right size. he said that sometimes you have to exaggerate a little to make a paiting look right. this is interesting, as i’d been slavishly following the photograph up to this point. in my last tutorial he also pointed out that the photos dont have the power to differentiate between what parts of the image are more important than others, but as a pianter i have that power so should feel free to place the emphisis on those parts of the image that i feel to be more important, by making those areas more finished.
in the afternoon i did some more work on kate, that image is going very well, no difficulties at all, actually. tyoday was supposed to be the day i got these two paintings done by, so i guess i’d better go and get on with it…
