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Carmen Stretches

07/07/202411/11/2019 by Gary Kirkpatrick

Carmen is one of my favorite models. She’s lanky, a ballerina with great stretching poses. As you can see, this had to be quickly done. Sometimes you get the best results when you do not have much time.

Woman in a Van Gogh Field

07/07/202412/04/2019 by Gary Kirkpatrick

I joined with two other artists in Valencia to hire a model with whom we enjoyed working. She is able to hold long poses. Over three hours I painted her in acrylics and later added the clothing and background. I took as inspiration for the background the landscape paintings of Van Gogh, with a twist.