'Fata Morgana' means mirage.... this painting is done in oil and tempera (Mischtechnik) on canvas 200x130cn (approx 6x3.5feet)... i started it in 2001, and finished it a year or so ago.... is one of three lifesize nudes that i painted... maybe i'll post the others at some point... this is a portrait of someone i know, it's not a fantasy painting although that is incorperated... i created the pose, the sceneray etc to try and add to her as a person as i have experienced her... in quite dramatical settings... i painted the figure mostly from life, using some photo's as reference at different phases...
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~That it is done in acrylics and oil
~That is is life sized
~That is is actually someone that was *there*...a real model, not just pictures
~That you said that you painted her as you experienced her.
It is beautiful! The shadows and highlights are very well done and were the first thing to really catch my eye besides the bright hair. And the clouds are gorgeous!