I saw this young girl of about 10 or 12 years old a few weeks ago in my local McDonald's restaurant. I couldn't help admiring her stylish good looks and tried to recapture it here. I remembered she was wearing a checkered patterned hat, a black jacket and stylish checkered patterned boots. The prettiest thing was the ruffled scarf she wore around her neck to complete the outfit. She sat with a couple of older ladies, maybe one of them was her grandmother. I wondered if they were European as the little girl had that sense of style. Wish I could have taken her photo for you! She seemed to be nursing a black eye, dabbing it with a tissue, hope they didn't notice I was staring. They probably did, as I tend to stare at things that interest me.
The piece is on cardstock in acrylic (11" x 8.5").
Linking to Paint Party Friday.
The piece is on cardstock in acrylic (11" x 8.5").
Linking to Paint Party Friday.

Nice, nice job! This is really terrific-- and from memory. Wow.
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend, jj
Yup, I agree with you. Americans tend not be as stylish as Europeans.
ReplyDeleteLovely painting. I have a hat just like that, but don't manage to look quite so good! Valerie
ReplyDeleteI can't believe you were able to remember all that. Wow! The black eye is worrisome.
ReplyDeleteShe does look very stylish, and you described her well!
ReplyDeleteYou just transformed that stylish young girl at Mcdonald's into this lovely piece. The outfit is CUTE and Stylish:)
ReplyDeleteamazing!!!!
ReplyDeleteAdorable and well done ~ Love the colors too! ^_^
ReplyDeleteThanks for you lovely comments .
Impressive work Chris....I love it!! She would have turned my head too!! Excellent job!!
ReplyDeleteHugs Giggles
awesome job
ReplyDeleteyay..how fab she is..stunning..gorgeous...she looks like a beautiful unique soul within..I definately hang out with her..she looks like a kindred!
ReplyDeleteLovely and magnificent work..wowness!
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Great job! She really does have a lot of style. I love her hat and scarf.
ReplyDeleteYes, she does look very stylish-fantastic painting!
ReplyDeleteShe is very cute and stylish! Love how you did her on pink paper! <3
ReplyDeleteShe is quite stylish and so is your painting! Happy PPF. xox
ReplyDeletewow beautiful and stylish, fab subject for this smashing painting.
ReplyDeleteHappy PPF, Annette x
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I think you captured her sense of style perfectly! Love this.
ReplyDeleteThis is great, love her style and her sassy attitude! HPPF!
ReplyDeleteChristine this is awesome! I love her great expression and the colours and proportions and all is so great! Would love to see more portraits from you
ReplyDeleteShe is wonderful, very jaunty and full of life.
ReplyDeleteGreat capture, Christine. Love her outfit too. Wonder how she got the black eye. Hope not through any sort of abuse. You did well on the close, but noticed you left her black eye out of the painting.
ReplyDeleteGlad she's better now. ;-)
Your girl is certainly stylish, for sure. Beautiful painting.
ReplyDeletestylish indeed, and very cute! great job doing this from memory, as I know that's not easy...happy PPF!
ReplyDeleteA modern and moving image. Saludos
ReplyDeleteI love how simple the background is - it really emphasizes that young girl in her stylish outfit. Love the black and white and pink. HPPF
ReplyDeleteWhat a great inspiration! I love how you came home to paint her - and yes, she is stylish. You captured her beautifully :) xoxo
ReplyDeleteA very hip chick. Great Art
ReplyDeleteNicole/Beadwright