Lady from Bangladesh
There are many beautiful portraits that have visually showed us the subject's personality, history and culture. I think facial expression is another very interesting subject in art. That is why I love to study it. I do it differently than some artists who just copying a photo. I'd rather to know a little bit more about my subject before I start painting. Here are some some portraits I painted and the stories behind them. Please visit my online gallery at: http://xueling-zou.artistwebsites.com/galleries.html to see more. Lady from Bangladesh was the portrait I painted in March 2011. We used to be neighbors for a short while. Her name is Tahmina. She was the mother of three very nice and well-educated boys, with such a sweet character. One early morning, I saw her dressed this lovely traditional pink/magenta sari in the garden, the morning light went through her veil, shining on her face... I went back and grabbed my camera immediately and took a couple of photos. Aft