Sunday, October 3, 2010

Mystery Girl

27 comments:

  1. Her eyes speak to me. Great job Hilda. I love the dark background - really sets her apart.

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  2. Wow Hilda, what an exotic piece! It is very soft and lifelike. Ilike the dark background as well; very mysterious. -Joe

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  3. Nice job Hilda
    Is that one of Dan's girls?

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  4. Thank you Trudy, Joe and Angela. First time I used the dark background but it did give it a different look.

    Angela, yes, its one of Dan's girls.

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  5. She looks very mysterious and charming,, the background and the way her hair blended in to the back ground has made the viewers attention be hundred percent on her face..great job with pastels Hilda!

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  6. thank you padmaja and Liz for your kind comments.

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  7. Hi Hilda!... A VERY engaging and relaxed portrait here!

    I particularly like the way that you have isolated the subject (fully lit and frontal) against the darkened background... creating a "formal"... elegant kind of feel.

    Good one!

    Warmest regards... Good Painting!
    Bruce

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  8. What a stunner! Love your soft touch. The dramatically dark background merging with her dark hair makes this exotically beautiful woman even more mysterious. Great job!

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  9. Hilda beautiful piece! What an exotic beauty, and the name is perfect, because there is something sweet and naive, but mysterious about her. As Gwen says, I love how her hair merges with the dark background. Well done!

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  10. Thank you Bruce, Gwen and Claire for your kind comments. I was a little nervous making the background as dark as I did but when I finished I was happy with it...it actually made her pop right out.

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  11. Hi Hilda, great pastel. The background dark enhances the skin color of this portrait. I like it very much.

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  12. thank you Julian for that nice comment...

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  13. great work Hilda. Love your portraiture work

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  14. This one is a show stopper. She is truly mysterious.

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  15. Thank you for stopping by my blog, Hilda. It is always so great to meet other artists. This is a lovely piece and has a bit of mystery in her expression.

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  16. Thank you Gary, Ruth and Karen for that very nice comment. This painting was a bit different than my other work. It was a great challenge. thank you for stopping by.

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  17. Dear Hilda,
    Thank you for visiting my blog and a kind comment. Your pastel work is very heart warming and charming. Please teach me how to draw with pastel. Are you interested in figures? Me, too. I love it most. Let us keep it up!
    Kind regards, Sadami

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  18. Thank you Sadami..I am interested in the figures but can't seem to capture those muscle tones that you are able to do...also, I am in awe of anyone who works with watercolor...I think its a challenging medium ..

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  19. Hilda,
    Thank you for your visit and kind comment.
    regards.
    Alex

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  20. When I first saw this image I immediately thought of mystery. You worked with the dark background well. Fits the image.

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  21. Thank you maria... and for stopping by.

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  22. True mystery Girl,Her eyes looks me to ask something...

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  23. Hi Anu,
    thank you for your comment. I love your latest post..great fruit basket!

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  24. Very dramatic portrait! The skin tones look great, and I love how the brown hair still stands out from the dark background. Great job:)

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  25. Faces can be so interesting, no matter the age. This young lady should be pleased.

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  26. thank you both for that wonderful comment. At first I thought it might be a little too dark but was happy after I finished it.

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