Here are some additional photos related to this work:

Here is the title of the work; you can see the painting just below it.

Here is just a brief workup in charcoal so that I know where I am going to layout the initial blocks of paint.  I have no formal training so I do not know if this is the best way of doing it but I find that it works well for my style.  The charcoal ends up blending with the paint on the first pass.  That might piss some people off but I kind of enjoy the effect.

How unlike me, I used black in this painting.  This was the first wash that it did.  I put down a heavy mix of black and green to form the general outline of the figure and to create the draping hair.

Here she is with a couple of additional paint washes and some body work done.  I remember watching the black paint drip off the bottom of her canvas last night.  This wall is becoming a real mess, but I kind of like it.

She is starting to take form but still has a way to go.

But of course, I had my trusty bottle of wine with me on this adventure.  On this night I was drinking a bottle of Ravenswood cabernet sovereign.  I think it was 2004 if I am not mistaken.  I was honestly very good and did not cost a million bucks. It was very welcomed after the day that I had.

Well, what ever do we have here.  I am getting good at taking my own photo.  I am not exactly sure why I do this.  I think that I want some form of record of what I looked like when I made the painting so that I can look back at it down the road when I am an old man (if I have the good fortune to live that long).  I look very serious here.

Here she is.  She is just about finished at this point.  I just need to apply a few final touches and then she is ready to have my name placed upon her.  I was happy with how she turned out and it was incredible how much better I had felt after this session of painting.

This is the final painting in the series.  Sometimes I like to have different paintings photographed together.  This could not be more true when it comes to this painting.  I hope that someone will enjoy this work.

Sincerely,

Joseph Minton

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