Pastor of Munstergeleen

[Garth Herrick]

Dear Scott:

This is a masterpiece in every respect, and one of the most stunning portraits I've seen. I would say you have been very successful at achieving your intent of a sensitive portrait of a pastor reflecting on the wonders of life and spirituality. The chromatic and compositional harmony could not be better. I love the way you have so carefully designed the pastor's pose. This is a portrait all of us should take the time to study and enjoy, I hope this generates for you many more stimulating commissions of this caliber. Thanks for sharing this.

Sincerely,

Garth

[Sergio Ostroverhy]

Hello Scott,

just amazed by the delicate treatment of the hands...

[Scott Bartner]

Garth: Thank you for your quite overwhelming remarks. I think the absolute beauty of this Forum is the role it plays as a source of inspiration, so that artists living thousands of miles apart can become excited and stimulated by each other

[Peter Jochems]

I think it's the best painting I've seen here on the forum. It reminds me of the best works of Holbein.

[Linda Brandon]

Scott,

This is an astounding painting, piercing and calm and - can I say this? - very spiritual in a clear, intelligent and unsentimental way. I can't tear my eyes away from that face.

There are a couple of artists on the Forum that paint in ways that seem to me to be essentially unphotographable, and you're one of them. I would really love to see this in person.

I always feel a little out of my league commenting on your paintings because they seem so different compared to my own style. It's amazing to me that you can portray such intensity with such tight brushwork and careful color control.

[SB Wang]

Scott,

When you discussed Sargent in depth, I know you have keen eyes. Sargent likes Ingres, a new trend in China is in his direction as well.

I enjoy this master piece.

[Scott Bartner]

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