New Portrait Painting

Here is my new portrait I am doing of my friend & co worker. I asked her to go through her letters & keepsakes & gather things that described who she is. I also asked her to look through magazines & tear out places she would like to go, places she had explored & anything that appealed to her.
I used those things to create an exciting background. She loves it so far.


In the second photo I added some acrylic paint to bring the images together. I also glazed over the top of a letter from her husband (in the upper left hand corner) to give keep it cohesive with the overall painting.
After a coat of clear gesso it is ready for oil paint. On to the portrait!