22 August 2008

The Red Shoes

This is the second painting I have done of Felicity Redman, (First one was "The Opera Singer")
I am always enchanted by her singing . . and her performance & costumes always blow me away.

Strangely enough . . before I knew Felicity I painted her with full face in view. This time from a top down angle, showing her movement but not the face . . . her family say that this one captures her essence more fully than the previous one . . . how strange is that?
























While speaking with Felicity, she was able to pinpoint the week of the photoshoot and the song she was singing. Seemingly the watch I have painted was new . . and was lost shortly afterwards.

Felicity is someone I can see myself painting again and again over time. A real star and a very beautiful woman.

Felicity is performing at the Edinburgh Festival this month.

9 comments:

Todd Bonita said...

Nigel,

Great to see you posting again, beautiful piece as usual.
I hope you are well.
Best,
Todd

Pierre Raby said...

Hi Nigel,
I just discovered your works and all I can say is "wow", I connect strongly with your humanity. You're a stunning artist: deep and highly talented, inspiring. Thanks for sharing it!
-Pierre

April Jarocka said...

Hi Nigel. Love your blog. Such a joy to be able to stop by and see all your beautiful work and read your posts. You are an inspiration. All the best!

April Jarocka

Rob Carey said...

Very nice! You've got a great, unique style- love your portraits and perspectives.

muddy red shoes said...

I do like your portraits and this one (for the title) will link you.

A Reason to Paint said...

Lovely work, would love to see more!

Sharon Wright said...

Hi, Nigel, love your paintings and blog, so I have TAGGED you! It is just a bit of fun, so if interested go to my blog to find out more. Happy painting!

belmhern said...

I enjoyed your blog!.
All your works are really outstanding and realistic. I like to leave space around each character is very interesting, not the environment, we can imagine.
Congratulations!

A greeting from my blog NIGEL!.

Daryl Urig said...

I like that the pieces focus your attention to one thing. This makes them either special or very much alone.