The Horn Player acrylic musician portrait

                                                                     The Horn Player
                                                                             9'x12"
                                                                           Acrylic
Well think I am going to get this posted before we lose the power.  Yes!!  Tried to get this finished while we wait for the wrath of Irma.  Thankfully it got really cool and that is surpassing the tornados, so just the rain and wind.  Supposed to start getting progressively worse about now and with all the rain am pretty sure we will be out of power for at least several days.

This is the next in the series of street musicians.  What I loved about this Cuban horn player was his baggy "styling" suit, hat and the tie was just the icing on the cake.   Thought it was pretty cool that it emulated his horn.  The tie is actually almost in better condition than the horn, it was pretty beat up and had lost it's shine.

I am still trying to use this crummy paper, and you can see it really didn't take the dark background all that well.  But I am going to persevere to see if I can figure out just how much water it can really take.  I have some a case that is a pretty large size and would be good to do some larger pictures, so want to learn how to work on it.

Thanks much for stopping by and not sure at this point how long we will be out of commission.

Comments

Sheila said…
This is terrific. Hope the storm passes soon, and is not as bad as expected. Prayers for all in it's path. :)
September 12, 2017 at 2:16 PM
hmuxo said…
FANTASTIC Nelvia!!!! Beautifully painted! The dark background was perfect with his white outfit! Love it!!!! Hope you are well!!!!!❤️
September 12, 2017 at 7:54 PM
Joan Tavolott said…
Wonderful!! I love the contrast between his suit and the background. Nice work on the suit, but the way! I like the background and the fact that it isn't perfectly even in color.
September 12, 2017 at 8:10 PM
Jane said…
Another great painting from your skillful hands , love this guy ! Take care !!
September 13, 2017 at 4:48 AM
Nelvia said…
Thanks Sheila running behind on all this social media stuff
September 14, 2017 at 10:48 AM
Nelvia said…
I loved the drama and want to use this type of contrast again
September 14, 2017 at 10:48 AM
Nelvia said…
Got to admit. Just sort of slopped the shadows on and them covered with a swipe of white or light gray/blue. I never was a fan of seeing brush strokes but realize they can be your friend
September 14, 2017 at 10:49 AM
Nelvia said…
Thanks Jane, always good to hear from you, got to get out to your blog to see what you are up to
September 14, 2017 at 10:50 AM
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