Artist, Aletha Jo Lane
210-390-1224
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This is an example of my oil portraiture. The riders are a cousin of mine and his wife, who were presented with this painting as a Christmas gift. His parents commissioned the painting. They had taken a very good photo of the two practicing their team roping.
210-390-1224
[email protected]
This is an example of my oil portraiture. The riders are a cousin of mine and his wife, who were presented with this painting as a Christmas gift. His parents commissioned the painting. They had taken a very good photo of the two practicing their team roping.
Attached to the foam core board are the photos I used for reference. There were cars, fence, other riders, and a building in the background in the photo. In the painting, I improved the composition and the drama by leaving out
the distracting elements in the photo. I had to create a landscape and sky behind the riders. I chose a sparse
and distant view which I think works well to focus the attention on the riders.
At this point in the process, I had only underpainted the riders onto the canvas. I used thin acrylic to under paint and establish the likeness and correctness of the riders and their horses.
My husband and son at this point liked the dramatic effect of the painting on the white canvas and wanted me to stop and say it was complete.
Later they decided that the finished painting was best.
the distracting elements in the photo. I had to create a landscape and sky behind the riders. I chose a sparse
and distant view which I think works well to focus the attention on the riders.
At this point in the process, I had only underpainted the riders onto the canvas. I used thin acrylic to under paint and establish the likeness and correctness of the riders and their horses.
My husband and son at this point liked the dramatic effect of the painting on the white canvas and wanted me to stop and say it was complete.
Later they decided that the finished painting was best.