Faces showing progression

She is from the same inspiration as No 47.

Face No 48

Faces in the Scheme of One Hundred Faces

Face No 48 by Sharon Tomlinson

 I actually had something else planned for this No 49 spot. 
Just going with the flow.

Face No 49

About Klimt Inspriation

A 14 x 17 book, Gustav Klimt by Rachael Barnes

 This is a coffee table book. 

If you love Klimt like I do, you will want and need this book. 

I purchased it on a trip to California several years ago and wagged it back as "carry on". 

It is huge and heavy. 

Gustav Klimt by Rachael Barnes

Love by Gustav Klimt

This painting, Love, is the inspriation for my next several faces for 

About Love

Here is why I love this book.

In addition to all the beautiful prints of his works, the history and unknown details are also included. 

I hope you can read the text in the photo below.

It is about the painting and gives me chills. 

About Love, the painting by Gustave Klimt

A must have from me

This book has inspired me and my art many times.

Many times I have been inspired to make an online course using this book as the premise for the class. 

Then I get cold feet.

Face No 47 is the first of several Faces from this inspiration. 

Inspiration

a sketch to start

 She is in the dime-zone.

Face No 47 by Sharon Tomlinson

Most of the dime-zone faces are not meant to be seen enlarged. 

They show too much.

I have more from this inspiration painting and will post them separately. 

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I'm still aiming for One Hundred Faces

I tried so hard on this one but just never satisfied myself with it. 
Maybe I will have a do-over with her face before I get to One Hundred Faces. 

Below is Adam and Eve by Gustave Klimt. 
This is one of my most favorite paintings because it was in progress at his death in 1918 and therefore unfinished. 

I like that we get to have a peek at some of his unfinished works because of the art story about his process they tell. 

I have a desk calendar that is easier to study than this image.
All I can say is there are many layers in all stages and I can sit and stare at them for hours. 

And then, I sit and wonder what it might have looked like finished.

Adam and Eve (Unfinished) 1917-1918 by Gustav Klimt

Made it to 45

I showed up today after sitting for two days in the chair zone.

Just thinking.

Face No 45 in the Scheme of One Hundred Faces

Face No 45 a detail of Klimt

Time for Klimt

You know.

I have been inspired by Gustav Klimt since I first saw a print of "The Kiss" hanging in a friends home more than ten years ago. 

Face 42 and 29

 I have never been inspired to copy or replicate his work. 

However, I have been inspired by all of the elements he employs. One for example, the way he turns faces sideways. But more than that, I love the decorative flowers, geometric shapes, colors, gold, and busy sometime flat background decorations.

I am fascinated with the way he gets depth of emotion, as well as, depth within the work while juxtaposing large areas of flat decoration with sensual figures. 

Face No 42

 It felt right to include my version of details from his famous works of fine art in my project of One Hundred Faces.

Face 44 in the scheme of One Hundred Faces

Face 43

Face 44

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Sneeky Pete in the Dime Zone

He was the first one to pop on the board yesterday.

Honestly, I don't have a clue who he is.

and

The fact of the matter, I was painting a girl. 

But he is in the dime-zone and he fits in just right.

Face No 41

Forty faces on the board now

Dime-zone of faces

Faces in the scheme of Faces

Seeing this makes me happy.

And I can't help but show this progress.

Face No 38

Face No 39

We struggled with this one.

She and I in the dime-zone.

Face No 40

This one, number 40 might look a bit familiar.

She is one of my all time favorites.

Pssst....if you go to that link (above) and are interested in the class,

you will need to go to this link to purchase the class. 

And if you do that,

I will refund the difference.

Collage had to happen

I noticed how much I like the little bits of background I was able to paint in the Modigliani inspired squares. 

Collage was the next thing that popped into my mind. 

I turned to my collection of Japanese papers.

Love what it added to my board of 

One Hundred Faces. 

Face No 34 in the scheme of One Hundred Faces

Face No 34

Face No 35

Face No 36

Face No 37

Yesterday was a good day!

And I cannot believe that here we are again on a Friday. 

And it is Spring!

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Love the pose

This one is ATC size.

Faces in the scheme of things

In fact, she is in row four and the largest I have painted so far.  

I saved her for this spot because I like the pose with her arm over her head and wanted more than just a face.

Face No 33

About that look

Did you wonder why she has "that look" on her face?

Faces 16 & 32

I'm thinking it is about who she got stuck next to.

In the scheme of thing today

Today I'm moving to the right to row 4.

Can you see the sketch?

That is about ArtistTradingCard size.

Face No 31

Face No 32

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happyday

I can see the the one-third mark

Really, I can't believe that I made it to thirty yesterday.

By my calculation, if I were painting one each day, I would have made it to thirty-three yesterday. 

Pretty good since I never set out to beat myself up if I missed a day here and there. 

Face No 29

 I really like this face and will try it again in a larger square.

Face No 30

Number 30 is in the dime-zone.

Very hard to photograph.

Just wondering if you are tired of this yet?

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PS....I might be

A Mister on One Hundred Faces

Faces

Face 28

I forgot who he is.

I'm still studying Modigliani though.

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Back to painting faces

Modigliani reference and No 25 beginning

 They all start out pretty ugly.

This portrait in profile of Modigliani's common law wife, Jeanne-e-Hebuterne gives understanding about his long nose style. 

Don't you think?  

 One Hundred Faces In the Sceme of things

Face No 25

Face No 26

Face No 27