Friday, December 11, 2009

DSDF Portrait Challenge



















This is my submission for the DSDF Portrait Challenge. I really tried to concentrate on the eyes in this painting and figuring out the structure of this fellow's face.

21 comments:

  1. Nice work Tammy loose but direct I really like it!

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  2. I'm blown away by this portrait! What an incredible job...just gorgeous! I have finished mine but want to start all over again after seeing this beauty. Can't believe you accomplished this amount of emotion and detail with a knife. Amazing.

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  3. Great painting,Tammy...did you use a palette knife on this? The strokes follow the form nicely, I like the crop too.

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  4. This is absolutely wonderful, Tammy - I love the paint application.

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  5. This is such a beautiful and striking portrait! Count me a fan!

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  6. Lovely painting Tammy. I really like the heavy limited palette paint...very fresh feel.

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  7. Thanks everyone, you are all very kind.
    Dana I did use a palette knife on this. I usually start out with brush to do a quick sketch and then proceed with the knife.

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  8. Fantastic job, Tammy. The texture adds so much to this portrait. You are a knife master.

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  9. I love your work Tammy ... good luck.

    Pat

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  10. Wow, Tammy, this is great. You really did do a wonderful job on the eyes and the expression. Love this thick paint and the way you used it to "model" the face.

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  11. The highlight above the eye grabs me and keeps me wanting to search the face - amazing portrait!

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  12. fantastic job!! Happy belated birthday!

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  13. This is a knockout painting. Makes me never want to paint anything 'tight' ever, ever again!

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  14. Hi Tammy, brilliant painting, I love your thick application of the paint combined with the great draughtsmanship of the face!..i'll keep an eye on your blog!

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  15. Tammy really nice handling of the medium and color.

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  16. what great texture. I love how thick you are with the paint. I am such the opposite! :) you did a wonderful job and it is such a beautiful, unique interpretation.

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  17. This is beautifully painted. Nice texture, and I particularly like your limited palette. Really makes it stand out. Very well done!

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  18. This is a beautiful painting, Tammy. I think it is very artistic cropping up the picture. Great work!

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  19. This is one of my favourites from the DSFDF challenge. It looks amazing.

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  20. This is a very paintly portrait, I love the confident style! Aileen McLeod

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