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David Draime · 12-15-2006, 01:02 PM

Tom, this is just awesome. Your paintings have a very quiet, restrained, almost meditative quality about them - this one perhaps more so. I am deeply impressed at how economical the painting is, in the sense of what you are showing us. Nothing is extraneous, unnecessary. And even though there is a lot going on in the robe, it is all successfully rendered in a narrow value range and doesn't in any way compete with the center of interest - the face, hands. It's definitely not "too much" if you are worried. It's great. I'm captivated.

Some close-ups would be nice...

David

Tom Edgerton · 12-15-2006, 01:28 PM

David--

Thanks so much for the affirmation, and the reassurance!

I'm out this afternoon, but will post closeups on my return.

Thanks again--TE

Marina Dieul · 12-15-2006, 01:49 PM

Tom,
this is a very well balanced painting ( composition and color ). For me, it's pure joy to see the folds of the robe, so I can easily understand that you had fun painting this...
Congratulations on a very successfull portrait !
and yes, please, close ups, and what are the dimensions ?

Claudemir Bonfim · 12-15-2006, 01:55 PM

What a beautiful painting Tom.
I liked the greens very much.

Terri Ficenec · 12-15-2006, 02:23 PM

What rich painting Tom! You certainly succeeded in balancing those warms and cools -- the painting has atmosphere and conveys a true sense of the man. Bravo!

(and yes! . . . please post close-ups and size

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Tom Edgerton · 12-15-2006, 10:20 PM

As promised....

The glasses were fun to paint, as they were rimless. It became a challenge of using value jogs and reflections to paint something that "wasn't there."

Size is 48" x 42", so it has some presence. About a 10" head.

Terri, Claudemir, and Marina--I appreciate your comments very much.

Best--TE

Linda Brandon · 12-15-2006, 11:04 PM

Tom, I always say this about your paintings, but I mean it more than ever - this sense of intelligent humanity that you get in your portraits is a priceless gift you have. There's a real radiating calm in this painting. From a technical point of view, the color and edge treatment is expertly done, just as... well, everything else in this painting.

I'm going to look at the closeups again. Big congratulations on this one!