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Cellist
watercolor on Arches cold press paper 
26cm x  35cm

I have slowly been working on this painting for the past month. It is for my online art group's monthly challenge, the photo was provided by Claudia Stougard, painted with permission.
The photo was of a group of string players but I chose to focus on the one cellist and cropped off most of his face to help draw the focus to his hands and the instrument. I then chose to push the blue tones with the background and clothing colors so it would help to draw the attention on the warm tones of the instrument.

my work as it progressed
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  1. hmuxo6 July 2017 at 13:21

    This is outstanding and yes, my favorite of yours (for now..lol). I love that you cropped it..done perfectly Celia!!!! Thank you for the progression on this piece!!!

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    1. Celia Blanco11 July 2017 at 10:17

      Thank you for this great encouraging comment Hilda! I love knowing you have a favorite of something I painted!! Hugs!

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  2. laura6 July 2017 at 17:34

    Gorgeous. Nice choice to make the suit and the background the same color!

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    1. Celia Blanco11 July 2017 at 10:18

      Thank you so much, Laura, for your feedback and encouragement!

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  3. Debbie Nolan6 July 2017 at 18:15

    Dear Celia beautiful friend. I love the colors and the composition. So well done. So glad to see how you worked as well. Have a lovely day. Hugs!

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    1. Celia Blanco11 July 2017 at 10:19

      Thank you so much Debbie, you are so kind!! Huge hugs!

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  4. Salty Pumpkin Studio6 July 2017 at 19:15

    Wow! Oh my that is a lovely painting! Your choices are perfect.
    Right away the hands draw my attention as if I'm ready to hear the next notes.

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    1. Celia Blanco11 July 2017 at 10:20

      I really struggled with the hands so I am happy it all worked ! Thank you so much Maywyn!

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  5. Judy7 July 2017 at 09:15

    Fabulous painting! I love the blue background to make the instrument and his hands stand out.

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  6. Jane8 July 2017 at 13:35

    This is really awesome Celia ! I love how you placed the figure and the movement of his arms is perfect, I can almost hear him play ! The pleasure you detect on his face is really well done too !

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    1. Celia Blanco11 July 2017 at 10:29

      Your comment made me very happy! Thank you dear Jane!! Hugs!

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  7. Debi Hinshaw10 July 2017 at 14:34

    Celia, this is quite a lovely painting! I love the blues against the oranges of the cello. I can almost hear the music! Very nice!

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  8. juliefordoliver.blogspot.com16 July 2017 at 00:54

    Excellent choice on the cropping, Celia. Has great impact!
    The colors you chose are perfect and one of my favorite
    color harmonies. Always a pleasure to visit.

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    1. Celia Blanco19 July 2017 at 08:46

      your kind words always mean so much, thank you Julie!!

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