My friend Phebe recently asked
some really great questions. Her first one might be the hardest for me: Do you
think the portraits you are doing now are different from your earlier work? If
so, how?
So I went back and looked at some
portraits from 2010. And yes, they’re definitely different. But I’m having
a hard time putting into words just how. I’m more confident, for one thing. That
shows in stronger lines. I take a good chunk of time at the beginning of each
portrait to get a basic drawing that captures a likeness. Once those lines are
good, I stand by them. It also looks like I’m using slightly larger brushes,
which probably is the case. No messing around with little strokes trying to
figure out if the color and value are right. I’m not taking as much time
figuring things out on the painting. That frees up a little time for what I see
as the third difference, which is a little more attention to what’s going on in
eyes and lips and shadows. OK for a start, Phebe?
Oh, and I've been wanting to paint this boy's eyes for a long time.
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