The Violinist

Portraits are challenging and one of the reasons why I enjoy them so much.  The woman's eyes is what lead me to paint this one.  I often listen to Lindsay Sterling's music while working.  There were many ideas for this painting.  I originally wanted to have a complicated war scene in the background  but after alot of pondering and alot of music later, I wanted to place her underneath the Northern Lights. I wanted her melody to dance with the background,   I think what really helped this piece was adding the stars in the sky. It really made the painting come full circle.