Hello to all the followers and friends of this art and this webpage. As you probably know, the world is in turmoil. We are blessed to have a compelling distraction for some short hours as we do our creative endeavors. I will also briefly mention that my family has been affected by what is being called ‘excessive deaths.’ Like anything else, death rates have been charted for who knows how long. There is now a surge in the charts. I will let it up to you to check it out as you wish. The loss and grieving we are experiencing has interrupted my productivity and the next thing that threatens to interrupt it is a worsening health condition. So, in spite of all that, I am ready to get back into some work. I don’t like to call it work but it does take time and effort.

I hope I have managed to insert two images of the raw beginning of this portrait. The first is the drawing, if indeed it shows up first. I worked on this for about four days, from two to three hours each day. It is one of the types of images that I hope to do justice to the light, especially in the eyes, which are the focus of this painting. I spent hours just studying the placement and shape but later it will be the colors and light that will challenge me. The next image is the transfer to the canvas. Upon completing the transfer, I make an effort to soften the lines and shadows, adding more of the same color that I used for the transfer. I do this to add detail or shading wherever needed. On my next post, I will show you today’s work. I have painted in the most prominent brights. In this way, both the shadows and the light are established and corrected from the beginning. I do hope you enjoy watching the steps to creating what will probably be entitled, ‘Argentine Eyes’ Shalom, Peace, Diana

The second image did not show up so I will try again. Since it won’t let me add, I will do a second post. Let me just say that I hope to make some changes soon that will help with these problems. So sorry.