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

[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

[Michele Rushworth]

Thanks for posting the link to the WIP shots. It helps me to understand the process you went through in creating this truly magnificent portrait!

[Mark Youd]

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