Sofia (XL) (Patreon)

The day before yesterday I was watching a, not so good, movie on Netflix, but Sofia Vergara was in it (with Reese Witherspoon, so you might guess what the movie was?) and if I see her I want to paint her. Not even consciously but always. Some do have that effect on me.

Are there personalities that make you stop in your tracks?   She's just magnificent and worth a little break in the witches' streak I was on.  I couldn't finish the painting over the movie of course, but the portrait of Sofia did go pretty well, even without the actual reference I'd prefer to work with. She does look a bit younger than she is but it's not a commission, so, I don't have to be really exact or current and I did work from moving pictures.   I added the fainting artist later and the wiggly lines on the canvas indicating a serious circulation breakdown and guess what; I noticed it says "Men" when I came back in my studio and it was still on screen. That is honestly completely unintentional but very funny to me 😁

I did however add the version without that funniness as well, for those that prefer a more mellow scene 😁