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Small Work of Art: Cryptic Eyes 1
What I Like About Cryptic Eyes 1
Cryptic Eyes 1 is the first in a series of 3 miniature fantasy paintings with the name "Cryptic Eyes". I love the muted pinks and greens in this piece. But I especially like how it contrasts the feeling of intimacy from the close up view of the woman's eyes with mystery since the rest of her face is concealed. What's you're favourite thing about this painting?
Details About Cryptic Eyes 1
The entire piece is painted with Holbein oil pastels on Canson Mi-Teinte paper. I cut the sheet of Canson paper to 4" x 6" (10cm x 15cm) making this an OSWOA or Original Small Work of Art. The edge of the paper is taped out so the image is 3.5" x 5.5" (8.75cm x 13.75cm). The finished painting is matted with white 5" x 7" (12.5cm x 17.5cm) Crescent® Conservation Grade Mat.
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Cryptic Eyes 1, matted and ready to frame, is available for sale in my Etsy shop. It's a one of a kind original that's not being reproduced in any other form!
Learn more about Cryptic Eyes 1 here, explore the Art by Anima Etsy shop here, or view more fantasy art here.
Posted by Anima on April 9, 2008
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Oil pastels on Canson Mi Teintes is a first - I've never heard of that before. It looks really good - nice to find an artist working in oil pastels as well.
Thanks, Katherine. I really enjoy working with Canson Mi-Teintes. I think the only drawback is the limited number of layers of oil pastel I can lay down.
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