I had the pleasure of painting this model during a portrait workshop with Master Pastelist Dan Slapo. I've known this young lady since she was born 12 years ago and enjoyed portraying her as the beautiful young woman she has become.
Thank you CAROL and thank you DOUGLAS for commenting. You are both so kind. I truly enjoyed this class, which is so much different from painting from a photo.
Thank you LIZ, MARTINE, and SANDRA. It feels so wonderful getting comments from such talented people like yourselves. Yes, Liz, I do feel lucky to have a teacher so close by..he's a wonderful person as well.
My name is Hilda Muxo Klinger. My passion for art came early.I have always said that I was born with a pencil in one hand and a box of crayons in the other.I am a Bronx born New Yorker who can remember sitting at the kitchen table copying faces that appeared in the newspapers and magazines as a girl.
I am married 53 years and have two daughters and five amazing grandchildren.While I worked and raised my family in East Rockaway, I used art as a form of relaxation, painting here and there. I dabbled with several artistic mediums through the years—everything from pencil to charcoal to oil and it was only after I joined The Parish Social Ministry Art Club in East Rockaway in 2006 that I realized my true passion of pastels.
I studied under Dan Slapo and I don't think I've ever enjoyed a class more than I did with him. He taught me many different techniques in painting a portrait. Working with a live model was so different for me and I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to work with this Master of Pastels...He encouraged me to join the Pastel Society and I am now an Associate Member . I am thrilled to say that I have displayed my paintings in Rockville Center Village Art Club and have received several ribbons for my work. Thank you for visiting my blog. I will continue to add my painting in the future and hope you enjoy them as I have enjoyed painting them.
Beautifully done in the style of the old masters.
ReplyDeleteThis has a very soft quality to it, very nice indeed.
ReplyDeleteThank you CAROL and thank you DOUGLAS for commenting. You are both so kind. I truly enjoyed this class, which is so much different from painting from a photo.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Hilda! I am battling to find a pastel teacher here - lucky you to have one so close!
ReplyDeleteTrès joli pastel, tout en douceur... Bravo!
ReplyDeleteGros bisous et un grand merci pour vos gentils messages.
What a great job you have done! It is so soft and delicate - Lovely! :0)
ReplyDeleteThank you LIZ, MARTINE, and SANDRA. It feels so wonderful getting comments from such talented people like yourselves. Yes, Liz, I do feel lucky to have a teacher so close by..he's a wonderful person as well.
ReplyDeleteaparente sencillez, resultado extraordinario.
ReplyDeleteenhorabuena y un saludo.
Muchas gracias Jose! Lo agradezco tu visita.
ReplyDeleteUn saludo...
I love pastels well done Hilda, lovely transitions of colour
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Sam.
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