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femmedem

(8,429 posts) Mon Feb 21, 2022, 01:05 PM Feb 2022

A new self-portrait painting. [View all]

I haven't posted any art for a while, but I've been practicing. Here's a new self-portrait. I watched an instructional video by Cesar Santos and learned a new technique: painting it in roughly, letting it dry, then painting it again in small sections by first laying in a flat color, then working wet-on-wet in that section before moving on to the next.

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A new self-portrait painting. [View all] femmedem Feb 2022 OP

Very nice. K&R. BTW, you are quite pretty! tblue37 Feb 2022 #1

Thanks, Tblue37. femmedem Feb 2022 #5

Nice work... orwell Feb 2022 #2

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #6

I don't paint... orwell Feb 2022 #47

Just outstanding! You're very talented! Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #3

Thanks. I worked from a mirror. femmedem Feb 2022 #8

Farsightedness ... the curse of being over 50 Diamond_Dog Feb 2022 #15

Ha, yes indeed. And I did have to keep taking my glasses on and off! femmedem Feb 2022 #16

Beautiful. Joinfortmill Feb 2022 #4

Thanks so much. n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #9

Beautiful self capture Budi Feb 2022 #7

Thank you, budi. femmedem Feb 2022 #10

Lol. Well that is the skillset of your artistry. Budi Feb 2022 #11

A pensive moment Generic Other Feb 2022 #12

Thank you! And I apologize for being slow to get back to you. femmedem Feb 2022 #51

Nicely done! bif Feb 2022 #13

Thanks, bif. femmedem Feb 2022 #14

Absolutely beautiful. The person and the painting. LoisB Feb 2022 #17

Thank you, Lois! I probably made myself prettier than I am, or at least younger femmedem Feb 2022 #20

Sometimes I catch a glimpse of myself in a glass door and say "who the heck is that old woman?" LoisB Feb 2022 #44

Wow! stage left Feb 2022 #18

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #21

OMG, a beautifully done portrait. MLAA Feb 2022 #19

Thank you so much! I love your work so that makes my day. femmedem Feb 2022 #24

Oh, I hadn't thought of trying monochrome. Will do! ❤️ MLAA Feb 2022 #32

That's awesome! LymphocyteLover Feb 2022 #22

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #27

This is amazing! Brava! secondwind Feb 2022 #23

Thank you, secondwind! femmedem Feb 2022 #28

Wow! n/t TeamProg Feb 2022 #25

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #37

Stunning! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2022 #26

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #38

LOL! No! Grumpy Old Guy Feb 2022 #48

Looks like it could hang in the multigraincracker Feb 2022 #29

That's incredible! lunatica Feb 2022 #30

Lunatica! Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #39

Very nice. sinkingfeeling Feb 2022 #31

Thank you! femmedem Feb 2022 #40

That is wonderful PatSeg Feb 2022 #33

Thanks, Pat. femmedem Feb 2022 #41

I am intrigued by the technique PatSeg Feb 2022 #53

What a beautiful painting! lucca18 Feb 2022 #34

Thank you, Lucca. femmedem Feb 2022 #42

Great job. I like the style. Pepsidog Feb 2022 #35

Thanks, Pepsidog. femmedem Feb 2022 #43

Well done, lots of expression in the eyes. I also like the subtleness of the colors. Escurumbele Feb 2022 #36

I wish it was on Youtube! femmedem Feb 2022 #45

Nice! CaptainTruth Feb 2022 #46

Thank you! n/t femmedem Feb 2022 #49

Beautiful work. JudyM Feb 2022 #50

Thank you, Judy! femmedem Feb 2022 #52

I always check out your posts JudyM Feb 2022 #54

Thank you so much! femmedem Feb 2022 #55

Oh this is museum worthy! I am in awe of your abilities. Bravissima! And btw you are beautiful! LiberalLoner Mar 2022 #56

Thank you so much! femmedem Mar 2022 #57

Blushing in response 😊😊😊 LiberalLoner Mar 2022 #58