The same sitter, a second commission

[Valentino Radman]

This is the portrait I have completed a couple of days ago, oil on panel 32x24.

I have already made portrait of this sitter, but the previous one was commissioned by the local University. Upon seeing the finished work, my sitter commissioned another portrait for his home, in a different pose. So, this is it.

I tried to take photos of the painting in different light conditions and in different time of the day; I moved the painting around my studio, on my balcony, I tried lot of things... However, I couldn't get the right colors with my Canon 300D, neither the things could have been corrected in Photoshop.

In this particular photo the painting was laid horizontally so the light was coming from the side of the sitter's face (that's why the top of the hair has more glare than the rest of the painting).
The sitter's tie is washed out to the point of complete whiteness. I didn't want the darker areas to be very dark in the photo, so in consequence the very light areas became litterally white.

[Claudemir Bonfim]

A very fine work. Beautiful!

Could post some close-ups?

[Mary Sparrow]

Wow!

[Elizabeth Schott]

Valentino this one is as great as the first! Did you or your model have a favorite?

Congratulations on another beautiful painting.


Side note: open your PhotoShop large file (hopefully a tiff) duplicate the layer, then get the "burn" tool, which looks like a hand and you can go over the glared and washed out areas to bring back some detail. Let me know if you need any more info about this - or maybe you do this already.

[Garth Herrick]

Valentino,

This is a tremendous portrait. I like it every bit as much as your first one, if not much more! It's so clean, simple and direct, which enhances it's strengths. Every passage seems so well executed, and the color harmony is very satisfying. I want a closer look.

It was a generous treat to see how your first portrait developed in stages. This portrait has a lot to offer in that respect too, if you have such images showing it's progress. I am fascinated by how you approach and develop your very intricate and complex portraits.

Congratulations on your success with this sitter. I hope this leads to many more portraits (hopefully some of other people too)!

Garth

[Chris Saper]

Dear Valentino,

Many congratulations, well deserved. I am so thrilled for you to have gotten and delivered such a beautiful piece.Bravo!