Lady Macbeth. Acrylics, oil paint and pencil on prepared paper. 100 x 70cm.
The background was already dramatic before the figure emerged upon it.
We were talking about great roles in the theatre in the life drawing session and Lady Macbeth seems to be a good fit to this cold, self contained, haughty and wild vision of the model.
CH651185 Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt, as Lady Macbeth, 1892 (oil on board) by Lenbach, Franz Seraph von (1836-1904); 88.9×75.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) was a French stage and film actress, as Lady Macbeth. Franz Seraph von Lenbach (1836-1904). Oil on board. Signed and dated 1892. 88.9 x 75.2cm.); Photo © Christie’s Images; German, out of copyright 
Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth 1889 John Singer Sargent 1856-1925 Presented by Sir Joseph Duveen 1906 http://www.tate.org.uk/art/work/N02053
I thought it would be good to see other versions of the subject. Maybe I should add some daggers or a bowl. And some red paint?
