One of my portraits

Richard Budig · 10-01-2002, 10:37 AM

I'd like some feedback, please.

Tammy Nielsen · 10-01-2002, 11:20 AM

Richard, what a precious painting. I love the way you let your edges blend into the background and the great expression of your model. Are you going to post your ref photo?

Tammy

Mike McCarty · 10-01-2002, 12:12 PM

Great portrait Richard, could you give the size? Did you texture the surface before painting?

Enzie Shahmiri · 10-01-2002, 01:14 PM

Hi, Richard!

It is truly a beautiful painting. I read that Vermeer also used visible brushstrokes to break up large nondescript areas and I see in your work how it truly adds interest. Keep posting!

Richard Budig · 10-01-2002, 02:52 PM

Thanks for your input.

I recently started using Masonite, which I can texture with acrylic gesso. To texture, I use an old plastic scrub brush and swirl the gesso until it forms an interesting pattern. I use quite a lot of gesso, and when I get a nice pattern, I set it aside to dry. The original size of this painting is 16" X 12". I use oil, but the white I use is Griffin Alkyd Flake White. Lately, I've begun using half Permalba white and half Alkyd Flake White. I work every day (sometimes twice a day) so I like my work to dry a bit before going back to it. The alkyd white seems to take care of hurrying the drying time, at least to the point where it's touch dry in a few hours, or overnight. As for posting the source photo, I can't. I don't have a scanner, although I have my work scanned for making Giclee prints. However, (call me cheap) I don't want to spend the money to have a source photo scanned, too. Sorry. Of course, I abstracted the background as well as the lower part of the figure in an effort to draw attention to the face, which, in a portrait, seems to be the major point of interest, anyway.

Thanks for your interest. Perhaps I'll post another.

Dick Budig

p.s. By the way, the "o" in my email address is a ZER0.