Self Portrait, Dedicated to Dr Eloisa
1940
1940
This piece is an artists copy of Frida Kahlo's oil on canvas piece called "Self portrait, Dedicated to Dr Eloesser." Instead of the oils Frida uses in her piece, I used acrylics in order to capture the bright colours that is found within Frida's pieces.
I like using acrylics because I feel confident using this medium to blend colours and be able to create the right skin tone. In this particular piece I don't feel I created the right skin tone that resembles Frida's I need to make it slightly darker, but I still feel that I blended out the colours in the way that resembles Frida's painting style. I also wanted to capture the vivid colours of the flowers in Frida's self portrait and I can still achieve this by using acrylics. The acrylics helped to make the flora bolder and brighter especially the sunflowers and many of the leaves. What was particularly difficult about creating this pieces that acrylics is not a great medium to blend colours as it is a fast drying medium you have to work quickly to blend the colours so sometimes it can create unwanted streaks.
I think I was able to get the right proportions in my paintings that is similar in Frida's paintings, but there are elements in my paintings which is slightly out of proportion. The neck and face I feel is slightly longer than in the original painting and the body is slightly angled to the left. But in my painting I wanted to enlarge the face so I can add as much detail in the face and the background which is why many of the features are enlarged.
If I were to do this painting again I would use oil on canvas so I can blend the colours slightly better as oils take a long time to dry I can use the paint for as long as I want without drying up. Oil colour is just as bold as acrylics and I will be able to create colours that is reminiscent within Frida's paintings.
I think I was able to get the right proportions in my paintings that is similar in Frida's paintings, but there are elements in my paintings which is slightly out of proportion. The neck and face I feel is slightly longer than in the original painting and the body is slightly angled to the left. But in my painting I wanted to enlarge the face so I can add as much detail in the face and the background which is why many of the features are enlarged.
If I were to do this painting again I would use oil on canvas so I can blend the colours slightly better as oils take a long time to dry I can use the paint for as long as I want without drying up. Oil colour is just as bold as acrylics and I will be able to create colours that is reminiscent within Frida's paintings.
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