Congratulations Marvin!
 

Congratulations to Marvin Mattelson for his recent award from Artist Magazine. Marvin won an Honorable Mention with his portrait of Julia. Artist Magazine will publish the winners in their December issue.

Excellent job Marvin!

Renee Price

Marvin,

Will you post your paintings?

Renee

Full painting
 

This is the full painting. An enlarged version is on my site http://www.fineartportrait.com/julia_painting.html

Head detail
 

A very enlarged version of the head is also on my site http://www.fineartportrait.com/julia..._painting.html

Very well done, Marvin, beautiful as always. Heartfelt congratulations!

Carl

That is a beautiful painting. Just out of curiosity, approximatly how long did the tiny flowers on the dress take you? Is each one exactly in the place it was when she posed or were you slightly random? I am just imagining the time involved.

Marvin,

Congratulations on your award! This is a terrific, sensitive painting.

Best wishes,
Linda

Congrats Marvin,

She is lovely! You did an incredible job with her hair. It truly is her crowning glory. I think you should have won, just for having the patience to paint all of those tiny little flowers.

Congratulations, Marvin!

Thanks everyone for the well wishes.

FYI the flowers were not randomly placed. They were painted freely, in the right positions so they would break up the space of the white dress without distracting from her face.