This is my interpretation of a portrait done by Gabriele Munter, one of my favorite painters.
To imitate her style of painting on un-gessoed cardboard, I painted this on the un-gessoed back-side of hardboard. The texture is a little intense so next time I’ll try sanding the surface before painting. But other than that, I liked how the un-gessoed surface enabled a different style of painting.
I wasn’t one-hundred percent sure what the object in the lower right corner was, but a hat seemed like an okay guess.
The woman’s face in my painting is flatter than the original, especially the eyes. I’m still deciding whether I want to go back in and add more depth there.
Oil on hardboard, 8×10 inches.
mind and heart 