Thursday, November 17, 2011

Joel

oil on panel
7"x 7"
sold

There is always a little more you could do in a portrait of someone you know...a little more to the nose, to the ear, the eyes- but I try and stop once I feel like the person is there rather than just brushstrokes.  Hmmm...maybe the lips.
Posted by Taryn Day
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12 comments:

  1. jackbootNovember 17, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    This is really excellent.

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  2. Darling PetuniaNovember 17, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Well you got the hair just right!

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  3. Sarah Sedwick StudioNovember 17, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    No, no don't touch the lips! This is great.

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  4. cj roughtonNovember 17, 2011 at 5:11 PM

    I'm becoming quite a fan of yours!

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  5. Dana CooperNovember 17, 2011 at 7:21 PM

    Beautiful portrait, it doesn't need one more stroke!

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  6. Jean-Baptiste PelardonNovember 18, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Waoww... as say the young ones! And your words are so interesting about presence or strokes… I sometimes think that the 'presence' is for you, and the strokes for us... So the strokes are universal, more on the art side, with or without the lips… I really do appreciate your work.

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  7. Kaethe BealerNovember 18, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    Just splendid. Excellent, excellent work!

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  8. ElfllingNovember 19, 2011 at 3:15 AM

    I love your execution of these portraits and figures! They are very succinct but not brief, quite captivating and shows the personality well -- everything in the suggestive expressions and body languages. Amazing.

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  9. Dewberry Fine ArtNovember 19, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Wonderful stroke and value. Beautiful!

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  10. sonja moserNovember 20, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    dear Taryn, this is my favorite. the cool tones are superb. beautifully captured emotional depth of the character.

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  11. Paraskevi Lamprini M.November 20, 2011 at 6:01 PM

    very powerful... Joel, is wonderful

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  12. Pamela J D KaelberNovember 21, 2011 at 9:41 AM

    Your colors are beautifully harmonious!

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