She’s a standout in an elegant satin dress
Written by LeAna Asher
I’ve been terrified to paint satin dresses. The satin dress has an almost waterline effect as it shimmers in the light, it has this lightweight quality yet structural. I was awestruck as this beautiful, elegant woman stood before me as the wind pick up her sleeves.
To obtain the depth of color, I painted in thin layers of multiple colors and then added glazes to areas of her dress.
I’ve avoided orange for so long now. Not because I don’t like orange, No because orange doesn’t like me. I always seem to make it too yellow or too red or even too peachy. This time I thought I would try to tackle my fears and face them head-on.
I’m pleased with the results, and I learned a ton while working on this piece. I learned to mix new colors, and that if I cooled one area of the figures dress, I needed to warm up the other, The reflected light was very challenging as I wanted it to appear to emit from within as was as actual reflection. I am not sure I was able to achieve that this time around.
untitled 22×28 oil on canvas by Le’Ana Asher
Written by LeAna Asher
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