Modern style portrait of woman.

This is a portrait I did in watercolor and acrylic of a young woman. It was inspired by a woman on the beach. I wanted to use a lot of colors and to keep things modern. The black and the white is acrylic.

It is painted on watercolor paper with Windsor Newton mediums. I used only three small brushes.

Portrait of a Young Woman in Mixed Media

I worked on it a lot longer than I wanted and like usual the concept was nothing like my finished project. I did not want to do something this representational but was hoping for more abstract with the face being an element but not the focus. I wanted to use the black as an accent but got a little involved with it and it became a secondary subject. The background was too bright and too sharp, so I gave the background a watery wash with black acrylic to dull it down and that gave the face and hair areas bright contrast.

I was trying to show the black coming in at one side and leaving the other.

I hope you enjoyed seeing my work. Thanks for taking the time to look. 
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