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Thursday, December 4, 2008
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About Jala
- Jala Pfaff
- Boulder, CO, United States
- I'm a painter (and writer and Spanish instructor) living in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. I studied classical art in an ARC (Art Renewal Center) school, Colorado Academy of Art, full-time for two years, in order to benefit from the rigorous atelier-style training. I am currently dedicated to exploring abstract and semi-abstract art, working in oil and also in soft pastel. I firmly believe that all human beings are creative, whether or not they have yet found an outlet for the innate creative urge, and that the creative arts are the highest form of human expression. Email me at: jala[at]jalapfaff.com ...Please also visit my website: jalapfaff.com ...ALL CONTENT IS COPYRIGHT
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4 comments:
Great work here Jala. It looks like every brush stroke was placed just where you wanted it and produced a very fresh and natural portrait.
Maybe starting with that loose drippy background is a good way to keep from tightening up and over thinking.
Good head study - I like everything about it.
Thanks! I wasn't thrilled about how the color came out--it's a new palette for me--but other than that was very pleased with it. I especially liked the sort of proud head angle, which I feel I captured correctly.
Thanks, Bonnie! I love the loose drippy background thing--that's something our teacher, Michelle Philip, has us do, though her reasoning is that if you don't have time to paint in any background color (and who does, in these 2.5-hr. sessions?!), then "at least you have an something interesting to look at." :)
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