Michele--

Great painting, great work.....this will get a lot of well-deserved attention.

Best to you--TE

Congratulations Michele!

And thanks for those closeups and procedure pics. Great exposure. Congrats again!

I uploaded a much better shot of the painting itself. The previous one was too contrasty.

Here's a series of shots that shows how the hands were done.

Thanks for posting these Michele-- I'm really enjoying seeing the progression!

Congratulations
 

Just wanted to say that I admire your work very much! :)

Congratulations!
Rui.

Michele, I'm curious about your process before you get to the canvas. Do you do a full size cartoon and then transfer it to the canvas? Do you use charcoal, or pencil? Did you do a color study?

We'll be moving back to Washington in another year and a half; I hope to be able to meet you then and "talk shop."
Debra

I draw the image on the canvas first with thinned burnt umber paint, or since that is often too dark, with yellow ochre.

Congratulations - from the short boy at the back of a crowd!!
 

Hello Michelle,
This portrait is another marking stone in your mile of achievements, and i'm proud to be standing in the "virtual room full of crowding admirers", and being able to be a part of this momentous experience!

Thank you for sharing! :D

Thank you ALL for your very kind comments!

I was just looking at the countries the various comments came from: the US, Italy, Singapore, Brazil, Canada, Italy, the UK, Spain and Denmark . Isn't the Internet a wonderful place when we can share our work with so many people from around the world?