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Old 12-03-2011, 04:12 PM   #1
Valentino Radman Valentino Radman is offline
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Here is my most recent commission, framed and ready for delivery
Oil on panel, 32x24
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Old 12-19-2011, 09:42 PM   #2
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Very nice work.
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Old 12-20-2011, 10:54 AM   #3
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It would have been nice if you'd given the gentleman more room on his canvas. There's something jarring about the way his shoulder kisses the frame ...

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Old 12-21-2011, 10:29 AM   #4
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Thx for your comments. Actually, his shoulders does not kiss the frame, but they're close. The liner took away more border space than I have expected. I strived for a tighter, more compact composition here, without too much space around the sitter. Prior to painting, I moved my drawing around, but it just did not look right when it was placed a couple of inches to the left. Besides, the balance was off. I posed the sitter this way because I wished to create strong diagonals in order to avoid static, stiff look. I hope I succeeded in balancing it with the contrived horizontals and verticals.

Fortunately, the golden fillet and the liner are close in value with the lighted side of the chair so I do not feel this is much of an issue.

(Btw, I made some adjustments during the painting process. The chair color was actually dark grey, much like the color of the sitter
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