Ilaria,

Somehow I missed this hauntingly beautiful portrait. There is such a delicacy about the treatment, that I will have to come back and further study it as well. Really, really wonderful!

I too love the freshness of this Llaria. Although I know it isn't, you make it look so easy with every precisely placed brush stroke. A real pro you are.

Dear Ilaria,

I am weighing in late, with apologies, but also with warm congratulations on a lovely, fresh and sculptural piece. Thanks so much for sharing.

Thank you so much for your support. Just yesterday I have finished the brothers of this kid, but I brought them to the framer still wet before taking a picture, so I can't post the images yet.
I hope they won't disappoint you

Lovely painting, Ilaria. I am looking forward to seeing the others to come.

So here they are, all three are the same size, I included a framed photo as I think the frames help to set the tone to contemporary.
The youngest child is only 5, he came to sit but was very fiddly. I took a photo and went on from this reference, then had him come once more. His portrait looks alright alone but compared to the other two is a little overworked. It is difficult to stop early when working from reference, and I found it harder to pin him down.
All in all I am very pleased and I think I am making good progresses !

Well done Ilaria. I agree you are making progress. I love the visibility of the drawing lines and the almost watercolour delicacy of the paint.

Ilaria,
I like those a lot, your high key values and the greyed down colors are very successful. I believe that the pictures present them self splendidly on the wall because light paintings are not so depending on the present light.

Your compositions are elegant as always, the symmetrical placement with a little angling of the shoulder and head does to the drawing what the more saturated color spots does to the color.
English is not my first language, but "noble" comes to my mind.

Ilaria, I am admiring the way you pick out shapes of color, and the colors you see, and the strokes with which you lay them down. It strikes me how differently everyone sees color. Value seems pretty easy to agree on, but color is so personal, and so are brushstrokes--like handwriting.

I'm enjoying these so much! Together they are a wonderful trio of paintings.

IIaria,

I really enjoy looking at these, you've captured so much in their thoughtful expressions. The way you've painted them, they are so fresh, they almost appear to be done in watercolor. Very nice!