This is probably one of the tiniest paintings I have done all year, 12 x 9 inches. It was a masonite board I bought at Utrecht because I left my canvas at home. It is harder for me to work in this size, because it requires more control over my movements. I was happier with the way I handled her shoes this time, but what I really should have done is bring down all of the values in the painting so that the sparkle from those sequins done with pure titanium white would read like a sparkle. That was hard, though, because the blue light from the window was difficult to ignore, it was so bright and attractive.
Rebeca, My favorite part of this painting is the shadows behind the little table: the ovoid aqua shape at the top, the greenish verticals coming down at a slant, and the tiny lavendar rectangle with a horizontal line at the left and a little black spermatozoid at the right. These shapes and colors really sing, especially when set off by the warm brown of the table itself.
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