Angel

I don't normally paint angels, but my sister suggested I should do. I wasn't particularly inspired by the idea until I saw this photo by David Mapletoft. I love the pose of the woman in the photo and the exuberance of it. It gave me a starting point for my angel picture.



I wanted something that showed 'MY angel'. My angel had to have a certain innocence - the kind of innocence you see in toddlers. I also wanted my angel to be part of everything, hence the vines and flowers. And there had to be lots of light and shadow in the image.

The vines in the back are actually all patterns I created. The frame is made up of photos I took of branches and then edited with filters.

I am quite pleased with how it turned out. A first for me. I've painted all sorts and shapes of fairies and monsters and demons, but never an angel. LOL

The painting is available as a print on RedBubble.