Mary Brian Twenty Years On

Art's Description

About this painting
A portrait of silent film star Mary Brian.
Technical details
This was underpainted in grey and coloured with a transparent glaze layer. The rose colour comes from ultramarine rose, a pink variant of the common blue colour which can be seen around the eyes. The violet pink would be overpowering without the lemon yellow that calms it.
Painted Nov 2007 to Jan 2008.

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