Wednesday, January 26, 2011

After Velasquez


I lost my camera cord and couldn't post my daily painting so I decided to put up an old masters study I did a few years ago. An artist friend Dan Pinkham once told me if I would paint in black and white for a year...it would save me 20 years on development. Heh heh...i don't know about the 20 years thing...but it did help me understand value. I love Velasquez's paintings and especially The Dwarf. This is a little 5" x 7" on cardboard...NFS.

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  1. You really captured the expression and like the way
    you zoomed in on only the face from the original.

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  2. Thanks Terry. The sad thing is...my dog chewed this piece of cardboard...i have about 3/4's of this little painting stuck on my wall in my studio. I notice when i paint on crummy throw away cardboard...i am more free...

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  3. You really captured the Velazquez vibe. Wonderful work.

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