Showgirl

Artist: Karin Taylor

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Showgirl

Pastels, charcoal, feathers, Photoshop on canvas textured paper

My song…. The Show (lenka)

This is where I began with my paintings .. 8 years ago, this is how they used to look … with a little enhancement in photoshop to add some little extras for fun. I hope you like it.

To show where I’ve come from, just doing ‘dots’ and ‘strokes’ and ‘criss-crosses’ for eyes, to the eyes I’m doing today.

My story – well…one day, a lady purchased a painting from me called Seashore Sally but she only had ‘dots’ for eyes and no other features, no nose, no lips (I didn’t know how to paint or draw them). The lady got in touch with her sister, a mutual friend, and asked through her, if i would try to add real eyes and a face. I was very anxious and nervous about doing a face over the top, as the lady had paid for the painting, but i agreed to try… this is when i began to progress and learn to draw eyes, noses and lips…and i’m still working hard on getting that right and improving .. i still struggle with lips and noses and eyes, but each time I am rewarded as I learn something new and keep on developing my style

i generally progressed from this, and prior to that, i drew some still lifes, such as a ceiling fan, a cluster of frangipanis and a few portraits of say John Lennon, and some ethnic families from National Geographic, so i began practicing and honing my skills using real subjects, prior to developing a style of my own, it was important to know i could draw first, and really draw accurately.

from that to this

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Karin Taylor
chrishy22

lovely work karin!
Karin Taylor replied

thanx chrishy, it’s mainly just to show my progression…so glad you like it !! :) x
barnsis

You have come a long way baby, { :>) this is really great but your newer work is more than great it is awesome, beautiful, lovely, oh well you know what I am trying to say.
Karin Taylor replied

hehe…thanx byron… it’s quite a bit different, but it’s also interesting for me to note there has been progression and I feel happy and proud about it too :)
Janis Zroback

Right out of the Moulin Rouge…love it…
Karin Taylor replied

thank you so much Janis, the style from back in 2002 here :)
chrishy22

oh ha ha! I thought It was just a really cool abstract peice!, well It will look amazing when its done!
Karin Taylor replied

oh no, sorry i led you astray with that, it’s a piece i did in 2002, when i first started painting and drawing, it is just to show my progression through time, til now, and how i only ever used to do ‘dots’ for eyes, but now am learning to create whole faces with proper eyes, or more lifelike eyes :) sorry about that chrishy :) x
Tania Rose

fabulous, and i picked it was yours straight away, even though your style has evolved a lot
Karin Taylor replied

hey, that’s very cool Tania Rose, i’m so glad you can still see it, that’s so what i was hoping somehow ! :)
vian

looks gorgeous on a card,lovely
Karin Taylor replied

thank you so much vian ;)
Karin Taylor
Rosie Harriott

I adore this Karin…. It’s lovely to see some of your older work too! : )
Karin Taylor replied

Aw thanx Rosie !! Glad you liked it!
I am wanting to show the progression and how it took me about 8 years to develop a more sophisticated style :))
Alexandra Felgate

Love this Karin, it has a wonderful raw energy to it, BRILLIANT!!!
Karin Taylor replied

Thx so much Alexandra!! Raw energy is great!!
greenfrog153

Very saucy.
Karin Taylor replied

Good to see you – thx v mch lil greenfroggy!! :)
Mui-Ling Teh

For something “showy” it’s quite cute =]
Karin Taylor replied

Thx Mui-Ling!! Lol – much appreciated!! :))
kjgordon

ooh..la….la…....
Karin Taylor replied

Lol mahalo kj!! :)))
chrishy22

ah ok understand now ;D
Karin Taylor replied

::::)))))))))
Bunny Clarke

I really like your history on these images and how you have progressed. Very interesting to grow and learn like that isn’t it? I love that part of art. I have come pretty much full circle myself except I no longer do the kind of art that gets my hands dirty, only the digital kind now. ;o) Gorgeous work. I love the colors, pose and the character.
Karin Taylor replied

Thanks very much Bunny – yes it’s good for me to
look fack now n then and take stick of things… It’s encouraging for me to see I’ve progressed and it just breeds more self confidence. I never would have started to draw were not for my husband encouraging me to take up something I
love for my own pleasure. I must really thank him again later :)
Karin Taylor replied

Oops – to
look back and take stock lol
Vicki Ferrari

I love your older style as much as your newer style Sas!! This is gorgeous!! It is sooooo Karin Taylor!!! More of the old stuff too?! Please! You never cease to amaze me Sas! Stretch xo
Karin Taylor replied

Thx stretch. You might like this one too then …
“beach duet” :)
banrai

another fine image Karin
Karin Taylor replied

Thx so much banrai !!! :))
CanDuCreations

A very cute well designed showgirl
Karin Taylor replied

Thanks very much CanDu!! :)))
bev langby

he he wonderful so showey lol
Leon Walker

Fabulous Karin!!!
Simone Byrne

So much sass and so little time :) Wonderful work Karin all your characters have so much amazing personality!
Midori Furze

Great work, Karin-sama!!
Lovely~!!!
Micci Shannon

This one sure is fun! There’s a secret showgirl in us all ;) Love seeing some of your older work.
Keith Richardson

Hi Karin! I love the way your story of developing skill reveals the importance of NEEDS in the process. I guess that is the appeal of competitions, or when one is following a theme, or sees someone else’s work and is inspired to try something similar, and extend the boundaries of what you can achieve.
Rosalie Scanlon

So cute and fun
Scott d'Almeida

brilliant image,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
Louise Parton

you’ve come such a long way karin – but omg, she is fantastic! it’s lovely to see some of your older work xxx
Karin Taylor replied

aw, thank you so much Louise!! :) xxx
lacitrouille

What a flamboyant lady…I love her look and parlor. I love this “rougher” style of painting, and I’m impressed how your style has evolved and refined over the years. :)
frogster

Great work Karin
limon

oh karin i am very much tired to getting down to write a comment
too many compliments.. too many compliments…
i was not in RB long time. but i enjoyed some of your great works
you made some change like in color treatment
what ever u doing are great non discribable works to me
i am coming back to rb very soon.
Karin Taylor replied

hey limon, it’s great to hear from you, i wondered what had happened to you!! you are on my watchlist now, so i’ll keep an eye out for you :) so good to see you again my friend :)
AnaCBStudio

so beautiful Karin!
Karin Taylor replied

thx very much Ana :)