New member in Phoenix, AZ

[Karine Monaco]

Welcome Vincent,

I can see you have a strong drawing ability. Could you tell us in how much time you made these sketches?
I hope we can soon see some of your recent works too!

Sincerely,
Karine

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Hi Vincent and welcome.
These sketches are extremely promising, I hope you will post more

Ilaria

[Alexandra Tyng]

Welcome to the Forum, Vincent! I like your style, and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work as you get back into art.

[Vincent Ragozzine]

Originally Posted by Karine Monaco

I can see you have a strong drawing ability. Could you tell us in how much time you made these sketches?
I hope we can soon see some of your recent works too!

Thanks for the compliment. The paintings were done during a 3 hour open studio session, so, with the warm ups and breaks they each were done in under 2 hours.

As for more recent work there isn't a lot but i'm working on it. Some more work is available on my website if you want to take a look. The range varies from very old to newer but you should get an idea.

The hard part for me seems to be getting people to pose. Those few who agree end up being hard to pin down to a date and time. Everybody is so busy in today's microwave culture. The open studio sessions are unfortunately too short for a finished piece. I think I'm going to have to get more forceful with my family and friends to make it happen.

Vin

[Karine Monaco]

Well, you will find wonderful advice on this forum.
For example, you could try to paint self-portraits. You probably are the only person who wil accept to sit for many hours while you're painting!!
Other threads talk about finding models, or practicing with what you have.

I visited your website. The monochrome life sketch is very good.
Ilaria found the right words. I also find your work promising.
Bonne continuation

[Sharon Knettell]

Vincent,

Welcome.

Your work is remarkable considering the time restraints of a workshop.

It is really well worth the effort to work from life as much as possible.

Even tho' I had done a lot of work from life as a young artist, I started my portrait portfolio from photographs.

Fortunately I live in RI, so I could go to see the Sargents, Copleys and Gainsboroughs, etc. in The Boston Museum of Fine Art. It was an eye opener. My work looked dull and lifeless in comparison. From then on I decided to do as much work from life as possible. It was difficult and aggravating, but I have never regretted it.

I look forward to seeing more of your work.