Two paintings

[Marina Dieul]

Ilaria,
what a delight to see your colors !
I especially like the first one : those blue, purple, pink and grey ! I just finished eating, and this is my dessert. Delicious!

[Alexandra Tyng]

Ilaria,

What joyously fresh color! In the light side the colors are so clear, in the shadows they are deliciously transparent and the value and chroma changes are so subtle, yet not blended to disguise the shifts. A real delight for the eyes! I, too, especially like the first one. I love the colors of the whole composition, and I love how you suggested his eyes and eyelashes. Although you may feel it is somewhat generic, I get a real sense of him as an individual.

[Chris Saper]

I love the sculptural quality of these paintings, and the way you've created volume with your subtle color shifts. Thanks for posting..

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Thank you Chris, Alex, Marina.

I also prefer the boy's painting, more time and a quiet setting.
The girl was posed in front of that hideous pink screen vibrating in the eyes, it is very difficult to paint something you don't agree with!

What I am always told by my tutor is to try and simplify: have areas where the colour is reduced to one, maybe in the shadow, and then show more activity somewhere else. (he tells me to simplify while making my job more and more complex, the more I think I manage the more he puts the bar up !)
Easier working with professional models anyway!
Ilaria