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Old 09-23-2003, 11:06 AM   #18
Lisa Gloria
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Beth, congratulations on a very important commission! I liked seeing the reference photo, and that you had draped behind him too. In the painting I thought your background was really nice, almost marbled, and now I see how you put that together. Also the hands really are excellent.

In addition to the things Steven mentioned I noticed the length of the face to be slightly different. I thought in the reference his eyebrows rather pointed up at each other, giving a kind expression. And in the reference, his upper lip is somewhat thicker than the lower, with the philtrum not quite as wide as in the painting. He seems to almost have a pursed lip expression, and I believe the size of the lip and philtrum give him that look.

Does the shadow side of his face seem quite dark, or is it just my monitor? The hands do not seem to have as great a tonal variation; maybe that is why it seems apparent.

Also, I think you did a very nice job rendering the suitcoat. (Or frock coat, or holy coat, or whatever the proper name is, sorry.) It seems very fluid and natural.
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