Portrait of my father-in-law

[Michele Rushworth]

Thanks, Deborah, for reposting a new photo of the painting, and including the reference photo.

I agree with Chuck. The problems are ones of value. There is no differentiation in the painting between the areas of the head that are in the light and the areas that are in shadow, so there is no feeling of form and volume.

[Deborah Barton]

Originally Posted by Michele Rushworth

Thanks, Deborah, for reposting a new photo of the painting, and including the reference photo.

I agree with Chuck. The problems are ones of value. There is no differentiation in the painting between the areas of the head that are in the light and the areas that are in shadow, so there is no feeling of form and volume.

Again, this is partly due to the photograph of the painting. I did follow instructions for photographing outside (north side of house, etc.), but the results are still not quite true to the actual painting. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Your critique is still valid, however, but perhaps not to the degree that it seems in these images.

[Carl Toboika]

Has anyone noticed the super intense lense distortions going on in the photo? It has widely and strongly whacked out his proportions.