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John Reidy · 10-16-2006, 07:42 AM

Alex,

Beautiful job and what a fantastic tribute that you and your family were able to enjoy. I can't imagine a more fulfilling experience.

I am curious, however. When I had the opportunity to paint my father's posthumous portrait there was a point were the painting took over what I painted. I had wonderful photo references but as I painted his face, and especially his eyes, I began to paint from emotion and abandoned the photos. The result was that it doesn't look like the photo reference but rather more like the look that I recognized from my father. People who didn't know my father immediately see the difference (when they see the referece material) but all of my brothers ans sisters (6) see our dad.

Did you experience anything like this in your painting of your father?

10-16-2006, 07:42 AM	#2
John Reidy !st Place MRAA 2006, Finalist PSOA Tri-State '06, 1st Place AAWS 2007 Joined: Oct 2004 Location: Kernersville,NC Posts: 391	Alex, Beautiful job and what a fantastic tribute that you and your family were able to enjoy. I can't imagine a more fulfilling experience. I am curious, however. When I had the opportunity to paint my father's posthumous portrait there was a point were the painting took over what I painted. I had wonderful photo references but as I painted his face, and especially his eyes, I began to paint from emotion and abandoned the photos. The result was that it doesn't look like the photo reference but rather more like the look that I recognized from my father. People who didn't know my father immediately see the difference (when they see the referece material) but all of my brothers ans sisters (6) see our dad. Did you experience anything like this in your painting of your father? __________________ John Reidy www.JohnReidy.US Que sort-il de la bouche est plus important que ce qu'entre dans lui.