Dean of the Faculty
 

Here is my most recent commission, framed and ready for delivery :)
Oil on panel, 32x24

Very nice work.

It would have been nice if you'd given the gentleman more room on his canvas. There's something jarring about the way his shoulder kisses the frame ...

Best,
Dave

Thx for your comments. Actually, his shoulders does not kiss the frame, but they're close. The liner took away more border space than I have expected. I strived for a tighter, more compact composition here, without too much space around the sitter. Prior to painting, I moved my drawing around, but it just did not look right when it was placed a couple of inches to the left. Besides, the balance was off. I posed the sitter this way because I wished to create strong diagonals in order to avoid static, stiff look. I hope I succeeded in balancing it with the contrived horizontals and verticals.

Fortunately, the golden fillet and the liner are close in value with the lighted side of the chair so I do not feel this is much of an issue.

(Btw, I made some adjustments during the painting process. The chair color was actually dark grey, much like the color of the sitter