In the matter of color: the Hon. James T. Giles

[Mark Youd]

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[Simon Bland]

I cannot recall ever having seen a better portrait.

Simon

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Mark Youd

Bravo! The judge is shown with gravitas and humanity, not an easy balance.

You are equal parts artist and scientist, the colour swatches prove that, thanks for sharing one of your secrets.

Dear Renee, Heidi, Michele, Mark, and Simon,

My goodness, Thank you all!

Michele, I applaud you. Your Governor portrait is more than stunning and deserving of its universal appeal.

Mark, I think you hit the nail on the head. This did seem more like a scientific investigation than a painting in progress at times!

Originally Posted by Simon Bland

I cannot recall ever having seen a better portrait.

Simon, I am absolutely tongue tied. I know you are sincere, yet there are many great portraits preceding this that surely beat this handily, at least to me. But thanks!

Garth

[Garth Herrick]

Increasingly there has been an interest in seeing this portrait as a work in progress, and being able to discuss aspects of the portrait in greater depth.

Here's a link to an active critique discussion including four WIP progressive images scaled with the completed portrait. One will have to scroll down the page to view them. The images have the advantage of being in a higher resolution than can be presented here on this Forum. There is also a much higher resolution image at the start of the discussion link, making the portrait clearer to view than ever. There has been quite a lot of feedback and exchange regarding this portrait there, and I thought it would be beneficial to share the link for those interested.

Regards,

Garth

[Claudemir Bonfim]

I liked the way you developed it very much, I didn't think you started with those colors because once you mentioned the use of greys.
Great painting Garth.
Thanks for sharing this, and I'm looking forward for the other WIP too.

[Garth Herrick]

Thanks Claudemir. I used no grays or grisalle underpainting. There is nothing wrong with that approach but it is not for me at this time. In fact most of this portrait was very directly painted in full color development, once I had an inkling of where to position the colors.

Here is a link to the high resolution image at thestart of the linked discussion. It's sharp, revealing flaws and all!

Garth

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Yeah! that's a show!
I had already visited that page when you gave the first link.
Tell me Garth, how long did it take to paint that?

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Claudemir Bonfim

Yeah! that's a show!
I had already visited that page when you gave the first link.
Tell me Garth, how long did it take to paint that?

The first toning washes were applied on December 1st, about five weeks before the unveiling on January 6th. That's enough time, right?

Garth

[Tony Pro]

Garth....

This painting is so **** amazing... For the longest time I thought it was a photograph, then I realized it wasn't.

Your knowledge of color and draftsmanship is impeccable in this piece.... This should be your entry for PSA 2006.... a Grand Prize winner for sure.....

This painting must have taken you forever!

Lets see more now!!!
Tony

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Originally Posted by Tony Pro

Your knowledge of color and draftsmanship is impeccable in this piece

Yes Tony,
I guy has to study a thousand years to paint that way.