Three oil studies 8" x 10"

[Lon Haverly]

Here's three oils

[Lon Haverly]

Please excuse the reflected light on the canvas from the right on this one.

[Lon Haverly]

and. . .

[Peter Jochems]

Hi Lon,

I like them! They remind me of a litle child painted by Frans hals in the 'Mauritshuis' (museum in The Hague,Holland). Skin colours are very fresh. Can you tell me how you mix the colors? Are these done by using photographs or are these life-studies ?

Greetings,
Peter

[Mike McCarty]

Well Lon, you haven't been spending all your time at the mall. Are these your kids? I'm sure they will be treasured long after you're gone (no time soon I'm sure). Maybe soften the hair to the background just a bit for the baby in the middle?

[Lon Haverly]

Peter, I tried the limited palette method, all from the same palette. The colors are mostly, Winsor Newton, with Graham White. THe black is Ross, which is more lke Paynes Gray, and real thin. (I would not use Ross for archival stuff - it is too cheap.)

I mix color with my brush - most of which are sable. I use a fisk for blending and blurring.

Mike, the boy is my youngest son now 23. The girls are my granddaughters who are in all my posted paintings. I did paint these at the mall! All from photos. I wanted to do some 8" x 10" for the practice. The face is the most important part of the portrait, so I only wanted to do the face and eliminate all the other business of a full portrait.

I appreciate your comments - I greatly respect your work.

[Michele Rushworth]

Lon, you wrote "I use a fisk for blending and blurring." What is a fisk?

Thanks!

[Lon Haverly]

It is a stiff brush. It is a brand name, but I use it more as a term for a stiff bristle brush.