Michelle Lucking
award winning pastel artist

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      My entire creative process from start to finish is obsessed by the detail. All of my paintings come from my own reference photos, and each photoshoot is meticulously planned so I capture the essence of my creative ideas. Photoshoots tend to take place over an entire day (sometimes more), and the preplanning before the shoot can be anything from days to weeks of planning. Once I have all my photos, I can take several days carefully reviewing the images to choose the right ones, and crop to create the perfect ratio and composition for the final painting. So before any painting starts, there's usually several weeks of preparatory work before the paper even goes up on my studio wall.

      When I start painting it's critical for me to capture as much intricate detail as possible in order to convey a lifelike presence so that they can be appreciated both from afar and very close up. This is why my paintings can take anywhere from between 100 to 280 hours. Below are some closeups of some of my paintings so you can appreciate the details a bit better.

      close ups of my paintings

      close up of Ophelia's face in my painting Swan Song

      close up of Ophelia's face in my painting Swan Song

      Close up of Ophelia's hand in Swan Song

      Close up of Ophelia's hand in Swan Song

      Close up of the lace in Swan Song - this took over 100 hours to paint as I had to paint each individual stitch

      Close up of the lace in Swan Song - this took over 100 hours to paint as I had to paint each individual stitch

      Another close up of the lace in Swan Song

      Another close up of the lace in Swan Song

      Close up of the bikini and bubbles in a swimmer painting. I lost count of how many bubbles I painted!

      Close up of the bikini and bubbles in a swimmer painting. I lost count of how many bubbles I painted!

      Close up of the feet in one of my swimmer paintings

      Close up of the feet in one of my swimmer paintings

      Another close up of the bubbles, hair and bikini in a swimmer painting.

      Another close up of the bubbles, hair and bikini in a swimmer painting.

      Fabric and leg detail from my painting Black Swan.

      Fabric and leg detail from my painting Black Swan.

      Close up of the wine glass, lantern and china vase in Black Swan.

      Close up of the wine glass, lantern and china vase in Black Swan.

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