Painting of mirror reflection

This is an oil painting I did over Thanksgiving holiday at my parents house. I was assigned to do a painting of someone's reflection painted in an analogous color palette. I had a few different ideas all with children that I was thinking of doing. Here is one of my sketch book pages: I chose to do a little girl scrutinizing and admiring herself in a mirror. I painted it in a yellow analogous palette (the color is not showing up perfectly in the photo but it's close). My four-year-old sister…

“Mirrors don’t lie. They only show a part of truth. A broken mirror can enlarge a face up to a dimension of a small planet. A problem of reflection? A point of view.”

~"Reflections of Yesterday"~ This artwork portrays a poignant moment where the adult woman's reflection reveals a glimpse of her younger self. It suggests a powerful introspection—where the past is always present, looking back at us, framed in the mirrors of our memory. The delicate balance between time and identity is portrayed beautifully in this surreal, yet deeply intimate scene.

mirror & reflection topic = Giorgia Moll In Front Of A Mirror 1957

"lion in the mirror" | marilyn simandle