Sisters and a dog

[Cindy Procious]

Alex, thanks so much for your detailed crit.

The checkerboard pattern was totally coincidental, actually. The older girl already had the blouse, (and the sneakers). So I knew we were going to put her in dark slacks. When we found the dress we knew it was a perfect compliment to her outfit.

I used a limited palette so as to keep color harmony - what I liked about the color scheme was it's simplicity. The dog has the same colors as the girls and their clothes.

Using Sharon's suggestion for color harmony, the greys (and the blacks) are all slightly leaning towards green. I don't think that's apparent from the photos - everything looks more blue. The accent spots of color are pink/red.

My palette was flake white, titanium white, zinc white, raw sienna, transparent oxide red, pyrollo ruby, ultramarine blue, viridian, and ivory.

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Cindy, it is a lovely painting. Great to see the close-up shots, just beautiful!

[Cindy Procious]

Thanks, Enzie.

[Patricia Joyce]

Cindy,
I haven't been around for a year and to see this painting was pure pleasure - your work is so finely rendered. You seemed to have captured their personalities and I am sure the parents feel in love with it when they first layed eyes on it.

What a gratifying moment this must have been for you!

[Cynthia Daniel]

The gentleness of the transitions - just gorgeous.

[Cindy Procious]

Thanks so much Patty and Cynthia.

[Linda Brandon]

Cindy, I just spotted this - you have done such a wonderful job with modelling the forms, combining great control and specificity as well as keeping this painting feeling alive. It works well on so many levels -I also love the limited color palette and the rhymthic patterning - and wow, do I love the way you handled the fur on that dog. Big congratulations on this one!