I am lucky to know one of the most beautiful women in the world. I spent a lot of time checking out different poses we could use. We looked at different places in her home, different places on her property and ended up back in her woods next to a frozen creek.
I tried to portray her in a casual pose. Even though it was cold, I tried to paint the portrait with warm colors. My idea was to portray her feeling comfortable at her own home.
I’ve had a lot of questions about my portraits and possible commissions. In the next week or two I will put that information on the blog for those who are interested. For the others, I hope you just enjoy looking at my art for pleasure.
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This is the finished work of my nighttime car painting. You saw the progression from Work in Progress 1 to Work in Progress 2. This one actually changed because I moved the buildings on the right further towards the center of the painting. You’ll notice windows. The building in the center emphasizes the linear perspective as the lines move to the left. I’ve worked more on the cars, the lights and a few people. I’d like to mention that I was more interested in creating a “feeling” than a representation.
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This painting is of Roy Gentry and Patty Wells. Roy is the person featured in my last post. They are sitting in Hinkle’s Hamburgers in Madison, Indiana. I have used both linear and atmospheric perspective. You can see the linear perspective when you look at the angle of the tables. The atmospheric perspective shows the closer items larger than the ones further away. The chairs that are closer are painted larger than the ones further back. Note the light on the sides of the tables and chairs. This shows the direction of the light. It come in from a window you don’t see. Also note the reflections on the top of the table.
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This is a portrait of Roy Gentry. I met him a couple of weeks ago. My wife and I were walking down the street in Madison, Indiana. I looked inside a café window. I grabbed Norene and told her, “I have to paint that man!”
I went inside and talked to one of the most interesting and charming human beings I’ve ever met. He is a music historian. He is a great musician. I painted this portrait to hang in a special show about him.
Appalachian Mystic – A Celebration of Musician Roy Gentry
March 12 – April 10
Joeyg’s Restaurant & Nightclub
218 East Main Street
Madison, Indiana
The show includes music, photography, and paintings celebrating Roy Gentry’s life, which coincides with the debut of his new CD release, “Angel Land.”
I hope you like the portrait.
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I practice drawing at least two hours every single day. I especially love doing the face. This picture is of my wife, Norene.
I have studied the structure of the face extensively, so I try to portray cheekbones, the bones over the eyes, the chin, eyelids, and lips. You will notice this drawing is done with a ball-point pen. I portray the shadowy areas with crosshatch. The lighter the area is, the smaller amount of ink. I have used colored pencils to add life to the face. The shadow areas are in blue, and the lighter areas in yellows and oranges.
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This is my granddaughter, Rachel. She’s a very petite little thing, and loads of fun to be with.
I wanted to portray her personality and innocence. One way I did it was to give the feeling that she is looking up at the viewer. Also I painted her slightly to the left of center make the painting interesting. Notice her hair. The sunlight hits the left side, so I have a highlight to the left side of her part. There is a cute gesture with her hair. Some of it flows out of place. Her shirt has little flowers embroidered on it, giving it a feminine feeling.
The background is very simple. I don’t want to distract from her. The color gives a feeling of sunlight.
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The cars are more defined; buildings show up, color is in the streets and lights. Basically, there’s a whole lot more emotion in the painting. I’ve moved from shapes and values to expressing the way I feel.
Watch out for the finished product in the next post or two.
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