Pat is finally beginning to shape-up, but with Sam, I've gone in a completely new direction. Previously, the background was the very dark-to-light spread. So much for that! Sam told me it would be okay to change his shirt, too, so...I did. The scarf was purely my idea and the cool blue background is meant as a start of some sort of outdoors look to justify the scarf.
Sam hasn't seen this yet, but he might get his first glimpse of it here. It's a much livelier painting now and that can't be all bad. Pat's still has the darks, or as the Maestro call it, "brown gravy" and it's just what she wants. She saw this a couple of days ago and seemed pleased at the progress. Both still have a way to go, but I'll get there. Hope you all had a good day and an even better tomorrow.
I like the direction that Sam's painting is going...it is cheerful. Pat's is very warm now which is so nice mixed with the rich background and clothing. I can't imagine just how hard it is to paint glare on eyeglasses. I always have to cheat and put sunglasses on the figure. :) But I suppose Pat probably would not want that for her portrait. Happy day and speedy accurate painting Gary!
ReplyDelete"brown-gray"...yes, that is good! Love both of these portraits. Beautiful work!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Lisa,
ReplyDeleteI'm happy you like the paintings. They're getting there, but I must change my working style for the time being, in order to get them finished. It's not like I have forever!
I'll have to ask Pat if she would be okay with sunglasses! Boy! Would that make life simpler!
Have a great day in your new studio, Lisa.
Sincerely,
Gary.
Hi Celeste,
ReplyDeleteI noticed you changed the Maestro's term, "brown gravy" into "brown-gray". Is this your subtle way to correct an old man's error? You may have thought I was thinking about dinner while I wrote the post and after all...who doesn't like brown gravy? It would have been an easy mistake, but....
Believe it or not, his term was actually "brown gravy", though "brown-gray" certainly sounds more artistic. I'll have to ask him if he coined the term or heard it from a friend or teacher.
Thanks for stopping by and for the positive comments. See you soon!
Sincerely,
Gary.
Neither of these seem like they are far from done. In fact, I would dare to say if you left them as is, the only one who would be disappointed is you. Knowing you as I do, it would bother you to stop now. But the most vital elements are there, which is why they are so good.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Kevin,
ReplyDeleteYou certainly do know me! And I believe we have much in common as to how we look at our own work. Reading the, "read more" of your latest post, it's clear that you and I are striving to do the very best we can.
We strive and analyze endlessly. I also think we understand our limitations, yet still we strive. The word, "perfection" is sometimes mentioned, but I have a feeling we both get the fact that it's not achievable. The beautiful thing is, we don't let the impossible stop us from trying!
Keep striving, Kevin!
Sincerely,
Gary.
Nice bright palette and painted with authority. I gotta drop by more often!
ReplyDeleteHi David,
ReplyDeleteNice of you to stop by and, of course, I appreciate the comment. Both the pieces have come along nicely since these photos were taken and if I can stay awake, I might just crank out a quick post to show you!
I'll leave a light on for you, so c'mon back whenever you get the time.
Have a nice day tomorrow, David.
Sincerely,
Gary.