Daddy's Girl

[Patricia Joyce]

Terri,

WOW! and Ditto on everyone's remarks about how engaging, three dimentional, beautiful this painting is. It is very moving, the energy between father and child is felt. And she is ADORABLE - you did a magnificent job on her. My very favorite of yours to date!!!!

YOU spur me on and give me hope that I can integrate all I've read and seen here on the forum too.

Now, I can't wait to get to my studio!!!

Congratulations on getting two pieces in the show. Enjoy the publicity - I look forward to hearing about the positive responses you will get from showing this beautiful little gem!

One technical question: the background reads very dark on my screen. Can you tell me how dark it actually is and what colors were used on the background?? Thanks.

[Kimberly Dow]

Congratulations Terri - good for you! Make sure you tell us about the award you are sure to get.

[Timothy C. Tyler]

Terri, I just found this. What a neat composition. Two is a tough number to compose with and you've done as good a job as I've seen. I'm blown away by the originality. It's warm and well painted too.

[Terri Ficenec]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Kim... but no awards on this one! The jurying's done... nothing that was at all realistic won any of the awards. That's all I'll say about it.

Pat thanks! The background is a deep burgundy (dark but not black and some areas are darker than others) ... think dark burgundy leather like a couch (which is what was behind them). If you look along the edges where the shirt meets the background you can get a read on the color. I don't remember exactly how I mixed it... but it's likely that it included Gamblin's 'Brown-Pink', Ultramarine blue, Venetian Red, possibly some permanent rose and maybe a touch of gold Ochre... but I'm guessing at these last couple... pretty sure there was no white !

Tim, so glad you like it--Thanks!