Work in Progress: Kim

I cleaned up the studio yesterday and spent most of the afternoon and evening painting.  The images below are of Kim.  The left-most image is the painting as I left it in June.  The middle image is a photo of my studio today and a portion of the painting.  The right-most image is the painting as I left it tonight.  It may not seem like that much progress has been made, but I've shifted and repainted two of the planters, begun to paint the plants, and started to think about her hands...

Update on Monday, December 21, 2009 at 8:09AM by Lara Hoke

The painting continues to evolve.  I spent some time on the window frame and blinds.  No huge changes, but steady progress...The image quality of this photograph is relatively poor and the color is significantly muted.  

Update on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at 8:10AM by Lara Hoke

 One step forward, two steps back?

Update on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 7:14PM by Lara Hoke

There's been some improvement in the face and I think that it is resembling Kim more now.  It's definitely feeling more solid. But then there's the constant issue - the more solid my paintings become, the more the painting loses the drawing lines and history I like so much.