Fantastic work, Allan, so confident !
I like very much its wide tonal range, from very dark to very light. Those dark shadows are a beautiful way of giving strenght to a very fair boy.
I'll have to bomark this painting for future reference
Ilaria

Thank you, all,

Thor is the son of my daughter , Janni, whom I painted with her first child, Freja, as my first "Work in Progress". Time fly.

The paint is applied very thinly and the background is only a wash to tint the canvas.
I wanted to try out some new brushes that I got from the States ( thank you for the help with that, Alex ) The canvas is smooth because I filled the texture with White paint and let it dry well beforehand, it was almost like a panel regarding the texture, very nice.

The texture in the T-shirt is due to the painting knife, in the light.

His pose was straight forward on my reference and I changed it to a slightly turning position to get a little movement, he's always moving. ;)

I think that I will attempt a figurative with them soon.

Allen, you paint beautifully.

Peace,

Great Allan!
This little boy just pops out at the viewer, he is very alive. What more can I say? I love the colors used also.
Very nice...

Allan, the combination of strong paint handling and sensitive color and selective finish makes this a masterful portrait. I'm really very impressed and I wish I had painted this painting! (I seem to be saying this a lot lately, but it's true. What a good painter you are; this is so strong and confident.)

David, Pat and Linda,
thank you for your nice words, I really appreciate your support.
I am terribly busy on the roofs and don't paint as much as I'd like, so I enjoy every second when I can.

Allan, this is absolutely gorgeous! How lucky he is that his Grandpa is an artist.

You need to come down from the roofs more. ;)

Oh Allan! This is incredible, it pulled a deep breath out of me the minute I saw it. Just beautiful!

Thank you, Julie and Mary,

I painted him because I think he is a fine kid and I am happy that it shows. :)

A fantastic portrait, Allan !
I really love this one !