Portrait of Joanna

Piety Choi · 07-15-2006, 05:13 PM

I've painted it as a gift of my friend, Joanna's wedding.

Oil on canvas, 14.5" x 17.5".

Any opinions are welcome.
Thanks, Piety.

Mischa Milosevic · 07-15-2006, 06:31 PM

Joanna looks good. I am sure your friend will be quite pleased. Again without whole image and some specific close ups it is difficult to give e good critique.

Wish you the best,
mischa

Piety Choi · 07-15-2006, 08:25 PM

Thank you Mischa. Here's close-up. I hope it will help to get critique.

Piety

Kimber Scott · 07-16-2006, 12:13 AM

The face is beautiful. You capture emotion so well. Your friend is going to love it!

My only critque would be of the flowers. I love the color, but it appears the light is hitting all the flowers in the same way. I know you don't want to make the flowers distract from the face, but I would try to make the entire shape of the bouquet more of a shape by making the light on it less ambiguous. Does that make sense? Try to treat the bouquet as a whole shape, when it comes to lighting it, instead of individual flowers.

Great job!

Kim

Kimber Scott · 07-16-2006, 12:18 AM

Actually, as I'm looking at it more, I think it's the flower in the front on the right. It may have too much light on it. Maybe, just grey that one down a little bit? I don't know...

Beautiful, anyway!

Mischa Milosevic · 07-16-2006, 03:59 AM

Piety, thank you for the better view. I think your painting here is good as is but I personally would continue. First, in general, your values over all look real good. It is within each separate value area like the shadow that you mite think to concentrate. The cheek and forehead within the shadow area need attention. If you compare the shadow on the left of the nose above the mouth, the cheek area, this looks good but the introductions of darks, the bluish purplish darks, does not luck natural. The change should be subtle and it should be introduced while it is wooed from a distance and not close up.

The shadow spike looking thing by her eye, our left, needs attention. There mite be a shadow there but the combination of lite and shadow does not look natural as it is here. Shadows in general are soft gentle, holds its form while hugging the object it falls on.

The eyes are indicated with value and color but have no form. I would question their alignment and the distance one from the other. The space between the eye and the bridge of the nose, our left, her right needs looking at for one.

I hope you would not think of these suggestions to harsh but I see in you a perfectionist and someone who prefers honest comments and positive criticism.

If you find that these suggestions are worthy I would be pleased to see your changes and your portrait again.

Wish you the best,
mischa