Greg (my son) was one of the three models we used for the portrait session at Butler Art Center this past Saturday. I found the mouth challenging because his fist pulls it to one side.
Still not sure... any suggestions?
This past session at the art center was the portrait.
Next session the models will have renaissance inspired costumes.
Can't wait for that one. Stay tuned.
16x20 inches, pastel on mounted Wallis paper, 3 hours
7 comments:
What a gorgeous portrait and one to treasure always, Maria!
What a handsome young man! I can't believe you did all that in 3 hours. Everything looks good to me. Beautiful portrait work.
I think this is a huge success, Maria. I like the tension on the skin from his hand resting there, and the mouth looks perfect. Great painting!
Handsome portrait! I also think the mouth looks fine. I recently worked from a model whose mouth was slightly turned down on one side and it was very challenging.
Very natural portrait. Not knowing your son, I can not really say it looks like him but it is a wonderful portrait.
Just to clarify... I spent 3 hours working at the model session where I did the bulk of the work. I have been picking at it here and there for a few days and finally called it done when I posted here. So actual work time is longer than three hours.
Have to agree with Charlotte here... very natural. I like it a lot.
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