Illustration Friday - Confined

No longer confined by her own expectations, she felt her spirit soar.

Here is the portrait sketch I talked about that, for me, is so different from the others, simply because I painted more and didn't outline eyes, mouth and nose. It may not look very different, but it felt so much freer and while I was painting and came together much more intuitively.

This is such an interesting process for me and I hope that I am not boring you with my parade of women's portraits. Faces have always fascinated me and I am still completely spellbound by these different women pouring out of my paint brushes. I never plan how they should look or feel and am surprised every single time when they start looking out at me. It's as if I get to know them as they emerge from the paper or canvas.

Now, on to my commissioned piece, which I am excited to paint and later on show you! And then there's the larger painting and another sketch in progress...

In the meantime, thank you so much for your loving comments, which never cease warm my heart! Wishing you a wonderful Tuesday!!

P.S. I entered her for this week's Illustration Friday theme of "confined." To see more interpretations of this interesting topic, click here.