An Artist's Journal:Paintings by Felicia Marshall

5"x7" acrylic on hardboard I recently rummaged threw some of my old work.   I can’t stand not completing something I start.   I came across this painting and I knew why I left it half painted I decided to start over with a more centered image, but it still bothered me…..so I finished it.   It was actually a good thing because I was able to see the contrast in my work then and now.

8”x10” acrylic on hardboard We are still loving the Lennon glasses!   The kids love posing with them and I love the reflections they create on faces.   The latest addition is green.   The painting came together fairly easy, which is rare for me.   In this work, I began with the darker browns and built up to the lighter areas that you can see in the forehead, chin, and nose.   Darker colors are always painted in first, then the lighter colors are applied.   I leave the true white highlights for last.

8”x10” acrylic on hardboard   I picked up a couple of glasses at a party supply store.   These were called Lennon glasses from the singer John Lennon, unlike Lennon’s, mine are tented a lovely shade of red.     I’ve been having a lot of fun painting what I love, portraits.   I have been pushing myself just a little to do some things differently, like my color choices.   I would have never dreamed of using green like I have been doing in the last few paintings.   I have been pleasantly surprised by my results. SOLD