Female Nude Study

This piece was created as a study with a live model. I started with a rich brown, toned pastel paper and focused on the way the shadows and highlights fell on the figure. The minimalist approach to applying the pastel left much of the brown, toned paper exposed in the finished piece.
18" x 24"
Pastel
$400
Lisa Keffer-Ruiz can be contacted at:
LisaKefferRuiz@WhittierArtists.com
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Paintings ~ Jewelry ~ Charitable Work
View more of Lisa's work here:
Paintings ~ Jewelry ~ Charitable Work