Portrait study#88 Nelita in progress

Oil on canvas
45cm x 53cm
Nelita is supposed to come to finish her last study with me but the weather doesn't cooperate. There's no sun light to give the same color as I need. So I decide to do a new one with studio light. It turns out very nice. Its not finished yet but I like it a lot. We should continue tomorrow morning again...Thank you Nelita!

Exhibition announcement

Dear sitters and friends,
The date of my painting exhibition has confirmed by the Taiwanese Embassy who is the one that assists my show from the beginning. It will be from the 16th to 23rd of September, 2016 at the Bliss. Ill inform you the date of opening later.(I forgot!) And, please note that I won't be able to have all of 100 studies displayed at the show because of limited space and many of them aren't mature enough. Ill choose only 20 to 30 out of them. Ill inform you more details about the giving studies if you're concerned about them. I'm close to complete my 100 portrait studies project. Many thanks to your assistance and patient. Without you I won't be able to reach my goal! As for the ones who didn't have the chance to pose for me, I thank you very much for your warm support. Please keep following my work. I appreciate all of the effort you made to make this happen. Many many thanks from my heart!

Portrait study#87 Moose

Oil on canvas
45cm x 53cm
Moose has to come back one more time so I can fix his hair, shirt and add more details. It took a little longer than I thought. Maybe because I was trying to add more colors and painted with my head instead of my heart! Moose is a brilliant young man. I had lots of fun painting him.

Figure study Veronique in progress

Oil on canvas
45cn x 53cm

Portrait study#87 Moose in progress

Oil on canvas
45cm x 53cm

Portrait study#86 Mr. Smith in progress

Oil on canvas
45cm x 53cm
Every time when I go to my piano lesson or pick up my kids from our piano teacher. I always see Mr. Smith who has a very nice facial contour with beautiful white braids sits in front of his house. I thought I had to ask him to pose for me. Well... I did. And, we worked this afternoon. Here's the portrait in progress. He is supposed to come back next Friday again. He's a great model...I'll paint him very often. I'm not sure if this was the right background color. Too colorful?

Portrait study#85 Ms. Fahima

Oil on canvas
45cm x 53cm
The first time when I saw Ms. Fahima was when I drove my sitter, Amal home. Amal is Ms. Fahima's youngest son. She wore black head scalf,  black long dress and black long pants. All black. I was fascinate by her appearance til today. She looked just like someone popped out from Sahara Desert. I told her that I had to paint her in that mystery outfit again. She agreed. : ) The painting is already painted in my mind!!! I'll show you all maybe in 2 months time after I reset my studio. Cannot wait to do it!