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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
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Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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Oops.....please let me try to clarify. There are exceptions to everything and I probably should not have been so darn specific with the word "tee-shirt".
Cynthia & Stanka, The point I am trying to make has ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with Casual v. Formal clothing. And it has EVERYTHING to do with the DESIGN INTEREST that clothing can carry in a painting.
I have absolutely no objections to the "casual" clothing in the above portrait. The blouse probably qualifies as a "Tee Top" but the bold stripe and drape of the sleeve make it verrrry interesting....(along with the drape in the foreground and the detail in the hair).....
I can easily find a bunch of contemporary examples (and Stanka cannot be included here) where the artist's painting is more than competent, but he/she has sadly missed a wonderful design opportunity by dressing the model in boreing clothing that does not enhance - and actually detracts - from the painting.
For obvious reasons, I cannot post the work of a living artist. And alas, I cannot find any poor examples among the (copyright free) Old Masters.
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