JOAN L. GARCIA
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

Reproduction of a segment of Vermeer's painting for the  North Tampa Arts League, "GLORIOUS" Show, Mini competition.  A portion of the proceeds will go to NTAL's Scholarship Fund. 
4" x 6"         oil on canvas           
Peoples Choice Award Winner
October 2007
Research on the internet provided the palette Vermeer used for this painting. Of course today's paints are very different but I tried to approximate the colors.The background and face have been blocked in. Highlights still need to be added and the scarf and dress colors need further research since each reproduction I have seen is a little different. Face is complete, though Vermeer is known to use glazes so I may make some refinements after this layer is dry. Clothing blocked in and background was deapened with a green glaze since it is know that the original background was green but that color has since faded. Almost finished, after taking this photo I noticed that some areas need more contrast. You'll see the difference in the final.
Click  any image above to open a viewing gallery of the painting in progress.