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Valuable
Thank you for commenting, Marvin!
Contrary to the impression I or the painting may be giving, a number of small value studies were done prior to putting this on canvas. The dark blue pants are intended to blend in to the background, bringing the eye upward. The lightest part of the shirt is the shoulder on viewer's left, also with the plan to bring the eye toward the face. The dark of the easel against his face is supposed to be similar in value distance to the white shirt and panting behind. The background behind his head is intentionally lighter to bring him forward. The ceiling is close in value to his hair for a lost edge.
Once the detail is added to the face, there should be greater emphasis on it. This should eventually be about his eyes and not a painting of a white shirt!
I shall review again and use my handy-dandy, Mattelson-designed, velvet value checkers.
Thank you for keeping an eye on my progress,
Jeanine
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