"Channeling Matisse"

Above is the drawing I did of a model,  the inspiration for the painting below, which I completed in acrylics. I had started it a few months ago, put it aside, and finished it up tonight. Its style and color were influenced by Matisse and his goal of producing work that was beautiful and joyful. That is how I approached the piece as I worked on it.

Closeup showing texture of painted surface.

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The details above and left are to show the bronze metallic paint I used, the very heavy body gel, and the Modeling paste that I used to enrich the surface of this painting. When you click on any of the artwork I show here, it will enlarge so you can see it better.