Monday 19 May 2014

"Dulcinea of Toboso"

Hello there! I'm so happy to be back! I've been away only one day but I missed you all so much.

We all know the story of Don Quixote and his numerous adventures as a knight who chose a simple farm girl as his queen and lady love. He imagined her to be the most beautiful lady on earth.
Well, this is always a good opportunity for an artist to try his/her skills and use imagination, because we don't really know what Dulcinea looked like. The difficult thing was to give her the inner beauty, the essence our knight could fall in love with ...


"Dulcinea of Toboso", 17x23 cm, oil on board

8 comments:

  1. You have definitely captured her inner beauty - she looks so serene.

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  2. I feel I am drawn to her face - such beauty, - the smile - the serenity of the "look" - I feel at peace.....aaaah. *****

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    1. I hope Don Quixote felt the same way... :)))

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  3. Your pictures and words are beautiful, you are very talented. Sarah x

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  4. Marielle - this is a fabulous portrait...just beautiful...love the monotone colors - You are so talented.

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    1. Thank you, Debbie. I'm happy you like it so much. There's something in the monochrome technique that allows to conjure up a very special atmosphere.

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