"Lady Caroline"
Here is the sketch of Lady "C" as I call her. She's another painting inspired by Louise Brooks. Doing a face in 3/4 is difficult - there is a lot of erasing in this sketch.
I've always liked the headband and flowers or feathers sticking up from the back (not sure how that feels on your head though). The flowers filled in around her along with the vase in the background. But here's the rest of the story....
We were going to Vermont that summer - summer of 2011 - so I took her with me. We stayed at a beautiful home - "WindyWoods" - built before Abraham Lincoln died and settled in the middle of an apple orchard.
Here is the view from our kitchen out to the back. The structure reminds of a children's playhouse - it actually stores many books and a chair for reading. The garden is to the left. I would sit on the back porch of the main house and paint "Lady C". It was hot and the paint became sticky..so did I. I did paint the headband BUT it just didn't look right and, as with all my paintings, I was guided to a different place.
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| A painter's paradise |
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| "Lady C" on canvas |
Well, she sure changed from the sketch to the canvas. Of course, her face changed! I tried the headband but it just didn't fit. Big bangs and more hair and a very large purple/black velvet looking coat collar and red coat were worked and re-worked. From there, the flowers came and multiplied. The vase filled out and before I knew it there were leaves.
She actually is one of my favorites (shhh don't tell the other ladies!)
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| Lady C on her Note Card |
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