Painting of the Gymnast

[Jennifer Geary]

Hello, everyone!

Okay, many of you saw the source photo of this, and I just wanted to post the almost finished painting. I really struggled with the fact that it was a really bad photo to begin with, but as the subject of this painting is no longer with us, I had only this and a few school pictures to go with. I decided to paint this anyway, and give it my best shot at making a decent finished product. This is the HARDEST painting I have ever done. Thanks to all of you who critiqued and commented on the photo for this. Let me know if you approve of this painting. I have sent digital photos of the progress to the client, and she is very happy about it. If she is happy, I am happy. :-)

I know there are alot of hard lines and edges in the legs, especially. I am working on those.