Gary 9x12 oil/panel
I frequent an artist website called Wetcanvas.com. Check it out if you've not been there - great resource, forums for every conceivable art topic or media, friendly and encouraging folks. In the portraiture forum, each year around this time they do a portrait swap. Folks get randomly paired up,and the partners paint portraits of each other (from photos, of course).
So, this is my portrait swap partner, Gary, a very fine pastel artist. I can't wait to see his rendition of me. I told him to make me look younger. :-) I find working from photos really, really hard, if you are trying to get accurate skin tones, and a likeness too. I hope Gary likes his painting...
This looks wonderful to me! Hope Gary likes it, too. I like your strokes and texture. It will be fun to see yours, too.
ReplyDeleteDon Gray suggested checking out your blog: he was right, beautiful paintings Deb!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo.. he said he was pleased, and I've done a bit more work since posting this which I think improves it...
ReplyDeleteThanks, Rahina - very kind of you to take the time to comment. Don's a really nice guy and such a fine artist....
I too came from Don's blog to yours. Gary's bound to be happy with the wonderful luminosity you created in his portrait.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed reading those random tips (and seeing the puppy)!
Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look!
ReplyDeleteI love Don's paintings of Winslow! (well, pretty much anything Don paints, I like!)
A lovely portrait. I especially like the simple effective handling of the shirt.
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