This was my jewel of a piece. Was a part of the 2008 Society of Illustrators Student Show, where I also won an award too! A sweet scholarship from the Friends of Communication Arts. And my school flew me and some other students who got into the Society out to NYC for the show opening. It was the best time ever.
Oil on Canvas
**Update** I updated the image of this cause I finally got this painting back after 2 years of being in limbo!! And it was lost in the mail! Man, this painting has stories, but now it got a new frame and is going out today to grace someone's walls. Yay!
I just love the textures in this piece! The hat seriously looks like real wool. No joke. I love how you sandwich the flatness of the hair between a semi realistic face and that spectacular wool hat. Fabulous!
I felt like this the other day, except the boa was wrapped around my arm too. This is a very unusual mixture of styles. I like how the pattern on the shirt carries through to the snake.