Tossed Hair (Gajewski)

by Godfrey J. Ellis – Acrylic 16×20 Sep 2022

Another in my series of LDS missionaries serving in our town. I loved the feeling of wind-swept and tossed hair and her pretty smile. I hope I captured that. I was not super-thrilled when she showed up for a photo wearing this dress! but it turned out okay. This may be the smallest lettering I’ve done.

Below is the reference photo.

Below is a photo of her holding the painting, which she seemed to love. Too bad she had her hair up, but you get the idea.

Here are four photos showing the progression of the painting from the beginning sketch to close to the final one.