In my previous post I shared what a mess I made of the heart-shaped vignette. (The watercolor-wash-gone-wrong.) I’ve been working on it for two days with colored pencils over the watercolor, and I have to say I am very pleased with how I was able to rescue it. This is what I originally envisioned. Just couldn’t achieve it with watercolor alone.
I still have their shirts left to do, it's just red and blue watercolor underpainting on the shirts now. I'll be adding the folds and highlights with colored pencil. And there will be something deeply meaningful about the shirts.
It’s really important to me to get this portrait “perfect”. Cheri has been a generous and loyal friend, one of my biggest fans for the past 30 years, and one of the most devoted promoters of my work within the Doberman community.
Double portrait of Cheri McNealy and her beloved late husband Larry McNealy, in progress.
🎨 Prismacolor pencil and watercolor on “Felt Grey” Canson Mi-Teintes paper.
20 x 24 inches.
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