daily painting titled Head of a Woman
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Head of a Woman

14cm x 16cm, oil on card

Painting status: NFS

Daily painting for Thursday 18 January, 2007
Posted in Portraits ·
Tags: nfs

19 Comments

francis | January 18, 2007 4:50 PM
Just enjoy looking at this new lady - Bravo Julian!
ruth | January 18, 2007 4:57 PM
hmm, francis. she's not exactly new, she's his wife!
Louis Boileau | January 18, 2007 5:16 PM
This must be Ruth. I like it very much.
Leila Dorris | January 18, 2007 6:27 PM
This is just beautiful.
Julia | January 18, 2007 6:27 PM
YOu can see all her life in this portrait.Almost too intense to bear.
anonymous | January 18, 2007 6:35 PM
Arresting portrait. I stopped. And all I was doing, just stared. Then I read the blog. They say the eyes are the window to the soul. Having had the pleasure of both these souls' company, I can see two deeply thoughtful people. Not only does the painter have great eye hand coordination, he gets to that other layer. His soulful eyes may be hidden from the viewer,but they are no less present. Beyond a beautiful painting is what rests, and is the arresting.
Katie Hart | January 18, 2007 6:43 PM
Your wife is beautiful and a very funny writer! And her eyes are NOT too small, I think they are very clear, and I can see her imagining the fish as plain as day. Excellent job again!
Fany | January 18, 2007 6:45 PM
Please, who is Tom Phillips?
ruth | January 18, 2007 7:09 PM
fany, tom phillips is my dad - an artist of some note now and also well before i was a glint in his eye!
fred | January 18, 2007 8:03 PM
Julian The Study of Ruth is awesome!!!!! Thanks
silvina day, CA | January 18, 2007 8:31 PM
Julian, I love it when you paint a portrait, it's so rare. I'm currently in my second year of studying portraiture and figure painting. This portrait of Ruth is so rich yet loose, like you paint everything else. Gorgeous! I love the warm shadows and the direct gaze of the sitter.
Alana | January 18, 2007 9:08 PM
Thank you Julian and Ruth for sharing the process. I love the portrait and have a new appreciation for you both.
Georgia Larson | January 18, 2007 11:04 PM
Very nice. I'm also always interested in anything to do with a Ruth since it's a middle name and the name of my favorite aunt! :} Best wishes, Georgia
jane | January 19, 2007 1:03 AM
I cannot imagine creating such a work of art in only an hour and a half. If Ruth is as beautiful as her portrait, you are a lucky man Julian.
joanne Brown | January 19, 2007 4:17 AM
This is wonderful! I enjoy all your paintings, but I think portraiture is probably the most demanding
Jan | January 19, 2007 9:24 AM
Julian, you have really captured Ruth (in more ways than one). Haven't commented on your paintings for such a long time - all your other fans seem to put my thoughts in print very much better than I could myself and in a far more knowledgeable way, artistically, but I have to say that we so enjoy seeing your paintings each day, getting little glimpses of your life and feel very privileged. Listening to Rach 2 while catching this painting today was so special. Love to you both, Jan (and Pete)
blg | January 19, 2007 5:20 PM
i was just wondering what color are your eyes ruth?
ruth | January 19, 2007 5:25 PM
big, Julian seems to think they are raw sienna. i always thought they were bluey green....
julian | January 19, 2007 5:46 PM
Actually what I said Ruth was that I used mostly raw sienna for your irises (they were very lit up) mixed with utramarine and raw umber.. they were hazel yesterday :-)