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Kimberly Dow 09-30-2003 08:52 PM

This is fantastic!

Carl Toboika 09-30-2003 10:39 PM

Wow you guys are exceedingly kind and positive, thank you very much everyone!!!

It is oil paint done in layers. The first layers were frighteningly ugly and not something anyone should be subject to. They could put a client into crocodile tears.

However I am used to having to push, pull and adjust (plus no measuring tools in the mirror), so I was not all that frightened (well at least most of the time I wasn't), knowing I'd manage something OK and reasonably credible in the end. I just never have been one to dash off something good right off.

My better results usually come more from mule headed perseverance than anything. Occasionally the opposite is true, but not very often.

I have to thank Bill Whitaker for his constant reminders about the positives of painting from life.

I have to thank Marvin also, who has to look at that ugly mug every Friday for awhile (I'm not sure if his "I know that guy" was a greeting or a complaint :D ). Marvin had a few very good tweaking suggestions for me week before last as I dragged it over to him when this was nearly finished. They were helpful in removing some of the nuances that I'd put in the way of getting as strong a feeling of form as was possible.

The light coming through the ears, and the shadows from the hair were some real perks of the odd lighting setup, the lighting wasn't all bad by any means, but I did find it tough.

Anyway, again, I surely do appreciate all your positive responses. :sunnysmil

Linda Brandon 09-30-2003 11:48 PM

This is a wonderful painting, Carl! A real keeper. You've caught your own intensity with style and flair.

Josef Sy 10-01-2003 07:04 AM

Just beautifully executed! Congratulations.

Elizabeth Schott 10-09-2003 10:16 PM

Holy Moly Chino, I can't believe I am just now seeing this! :thumbsup:

Wonderful, fantastic, stupendous! I can see this on a 30 sheet or a painted bulletin!

As long as you keep looking like this I will no longer bug you about the helmet, but I am glad you took the miner's hat off for the final rendering!

:cool: Beloved Bessie

Carl Toboika 10-10-2003 12:50 AM

Beloved Bessie,

I still have the magnifying glass you snuck onto my setup in Scottsdale, taped to my easel. I guess it brings me good luck eh? :D

Marta Prime 12-09-2003 02:33 PM

Wow Carl!

I don't know how I missed this, but it sure is beautiful! I now have some new eye candy to study on my desktop. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

Denise Hall 12-09-2003 08:44 PM

Beautiful
 
Carl,

Your portrait has energy! Not a bad thing!

I love this and love the coloring and your gaze. Paint some more!

Denise (MM student)

Carl Toboika 12-09-2003 09:28 PM

Marta & Denise :) :sunnysmil :) Thanks.

Tom Edgerton 12-10-2003 09:17 AM

Really fine, Carl!

I have to agree with the light through the ears thing. It's one of my favorite things to paint.

Best--TE


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