For both the master copy of the foot and the one from life I decided I wanted to use a fragment of the back ground surrounding the form in a natural shape. Although the wood isn’t completely covered It gives the viewer a sense of life and movement. 9”x7” Oil on wood. Your Description Here
The master study of Gerard Soest’s Portrait of Thomas Buwler presented a certain quality of subtlety in form that I recognized in my own work. While the handling of the brush differed from my own I began to experience the intimacy of looking into fragments of a painting. 8”x8” Oil on wood.
Initially this piece started as a pallet knife piece but it was decided that using brush work would challenge me to control brush work and the overall quality of the piece. 11”x14” Oil on wood.
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Painting from a live model; anatomy, composition, and atmosphere receive equal attention in order to express the life likeness of the subject.
