Looking West – revised portrait painting

Last week I wrote about revising this painting titled Looking West. I basically wanted to leave most of the painting as it was, but spiff it up in places. 

The background was a dark gray, and while I liked it at the time, I’m going through a more bolder, brighter color stage right now. This red orange is from Golden..I can’t remember the exact name of the color, but it really makes the piece pop, imo. I also changed her shirt color to a yellow green that I mixed a couple weeks ago. 

Her forehead looked a bit high, so I brought her hair down over her face to cover it up. I also fixed the collar of her shirt. I’m not sure why I left it so crooked. Maybe I didn’t notice at the time? 

This is a mixed media collage painting, which means there are several layers under there. I don’t like painting directly on canvas or canvas panels, so I usually start out by laying down collage papers to create layers or molding paste if I want the surface to be smooth. 

All in all, I’m happy with the outcome of this painting. Yes, it’s weird. I like to position my characters at different angles to make my paintings unique, and different. Otherwise..b o r i n g. 

The painting is available here.