Hedy Painting

I used an old black and white photo of Hedy Lamar as my reference. I became interesterrd in her after viewing a documentary about her life. In some ways her beauty got in the way of her being taken seriously for her ideas. These days she is credited as being the inventor of bluetooth. Her porcelain like portrait is surrounde by varying colour and texture, to harmonise with the nostalgic feel of the early twentieth century.