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| Precious saved clothing. Seven garments were used in this portrait. |
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| The reference photo. |
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| The same tie dyed dress worn in the photo and a white nightgown to be used to reference the white scalloped macrame hammock used at home. |
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| pajamas used for the pillow |
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| The basic form of the figure is made, now it is cut out and applied to the background. |
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| The extra pillow and background were eliminated, the left hand position redone, shadows and folds added. |
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| I like the ethereal look but it needs some suggestion of grounding. |
A leaf is used to lead the eye
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| A tiny strip is used for the hammock support which also adds direction. |
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| A dark blue dress fabric scrap adds weight, stability, dimension and interest. This work was intended to be cropped 5 x 7" as seen below but I prefer the larger 8 x 10" version, seen here, for its mystery. I left the choice up to the client. |
