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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Flapper


Hi there,  I painted this yesterday in oil on a 8 X 10 canvas panel.  I painted it from a black and white photo taken from Wetcanvas.  I like her look.  Here is a description of a flapper just in case you are not familiar with the term.
Flapper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term flapper in the 1920s referred to a "new breed" of young women who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to the new Jazz music, ...

5 comments:

http://www.onpainting.wordpress.com said...

You did get the look of that era. You should do your hair this way to get deep into the spirit of the painting.

Barbara Pask said...

And wear short dresses with fringe too, lol. Always love your comments.

http://www.onpainting.wordpress.com said...

Ya, well you might not love this comment. I just tagged you. Come look at the damage I did to your day.

I bet you would look great in a short dress (or a long one)

Peggy Montano & Paintings said...

Hi Barb, I really like this lady.
I have some old photographs and she made me think of them.
good job

Barbara Pask said...

Well thank you Peggy, you need to get out those old photos and give it a go. She was fun to paint.