Portrait #1 (behind the scene)

A rainy day, sore throat and persistent headache, life is not always perfect. I sort of like the rain though, it gives me a reason to put on that big, old sweater, those warm pair of socks and cuddle up in the sofa with a warm cup of herbal tea.

Thought I would share some behind the scene-pictures with you guys. I spend hours and hours on my paintings, every single detail needs to be perfect before I am satisfied. To me one important step is to draw up a grid on the original photo as well as on the canvas, and then outline the basic shapes with a pencil. It is very important to get the proportions right, otherwise you will end up with a messed up picture and once you have started with the acrylic paint it is much harder to make corrections.

1. Using the grid as guidelines.

2. Work in progress.

So far I have focused on only black and white colour, and I love it. Experimenting with shadows is good fun and the result often get beautiful! (See my previous blogpost for the end result.)

♥ Ela