Fall From Grace
 

Oil 24" x 18" on prepared panel.

I took my time on this one, as painful as that was. ;)

There is some glare above her head in the background of the above photo.

Kim-
This is beautiful. The shadows are superb. It looks perfect to me. Thank you for sharing it!

Breathtaking
 

Absolutely beautiful. You make it LOOK effortless. I love the background, too.
Carol Norton

Kim, this is truly gorgeous and you deserve a lot of applause. I think your paint handling is subtle and so interesting. I'm also a fan of your mythic metaphors. Congratulations on another wonderful painting.

Sooo gorgeous Kim! Slowing down seems to suit you! You've captured some wonderful subtleties in her skin. The background is changed here from earlier versions.... this one really fits your theme. I like the decisions you made here, and beautifully executed!

Thank you ladies - I appreciate it!

Yeah, I think slowing down is good for me. Kinda like eating vegetables and more salads. It's good for me, just hard to do.

Kim,

You may be slowing down, but your passionate style is still there. This is great. Time to up your price!

Kim,

This is lovely. I feel completely unqualified to comment on the mechanics of why and how it works so well (edges, backgrounds, etc.), but it really does. What grabs me most is the narrative sweep - it's like we are seeing just one frame of a complex story. Who else is there just outside the picture? What is Eve thinking? Is she going to laugh and put the apple down, or is she going to take a big spiteful bite? These are all things I want to know!

Kim -

This is just lovely. I feel I'm echoing other comments, but - it's true. It was worth all your work.....

Kim, I like the background you have chosen. It makes the painting rather intriguing. I have not followed the creation of this one, but I get a feeling of "Eve biting into the forbidden apple". Nice job!

Thank you folks - you all are very kind. :)

Janet - I loved your comments! I always hope that a narrative is suggested, and that viewers can kind of make up their own stories about what it is....with a little information from me.

I agree with everything the other folks said. I loved it Kim.

Thanks Claudemir :)

What a finish
 

Kim, what a finish! I love the background and I didn't have to lose my mind watching you change it. ;) This one ranks up there as one of my favorties of yours. Is there a fig leaf in your next one?

Again, love that background.

Kim,

It's a strong portrait with striking color. Her expression fascinates me, especially the position of her mouth. I agree with Linda about your "mythic metaphors." There's a sense of humor that comes through all your figurative work; such a refeshing change from the norm of serious metaphorical titles. Not that serious is bad, or that you are not serious at all, just that there is a playful undertone.

Alex

Thank you Lisa and Alexandra!

I'm glad you guys like the background, that one kind of decided itself for me.

Alex - I am hardly ever serious, so I am glad my paintings look a little playful. She does have an interesting mouth. Beautiful, but I want to say an underbite maybe. She can't close her mouth fully, so all the paintings I have done of her show the same thing. I like the little quirks - even if some might make her mouth perfect, I would rather keep it the way it really is on her.

This is absolutely your best one yet!

Thanks, Jimmie.