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Flamenco Passion
Commissioned Portrait of
Gena Chipley
Medium:
Oil and acrylic on gallery-wrapped canvas
Dimensions:
30"w x 40"h
Original available for purchase:
Private Collection / Scottsdale, Arizona
Available in Giclee:
Yes
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The Interview
To be added soon...
The Reference Photos
Knowing that she wanted to be painted in a Flamenco dancing pose, Gina J had Gena Chipley strike a few dance poses (right
there in the gallery!) It was a team effort: Gina Jrel art-directed a few of the poses, and in others she asked Gena Chipley
perform random dance moves while she snapped reference photos.
(Left) Some of Gena's dance poses. Gina J took pics of full-body poses, detail face shots, and detail shots of Gena's
hands in the uninque, flamenco dancing gestures.
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The Preliminary Sketches
Some of the preliminary sketches Gina J presented to Ms. Chipley for her consideration before starting her painting.
These sketches are all charcoal on newsprint, 18"x24" in size, and are based on the reference photos Gina J
took of Gena Chipley at the gallery.
Since Ms. Chipley resides in Scottsdale, Arizona, the sketch packet was emailed to her before the painting was started.
She then picked her favorite sketch/pose for the final painting.
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Gena Chipley's parents pose
with one of the charcoal
preliminary sketches at the
Blue Moon Festival in Kayenta.
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The Painting in Progress
(left)Some pics of the painting in progress, and some detail shots.
Gena's finished portrait has gallery-wrapped edges, which are hand painted a solid black. They are adorned with flamenco
dancing terms, hand-painted in Gina J's cursive whimsical red script.
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