Submission for appraisal

01-06-2002, 09:57 PM

Hello all,

This is a pastel of my wife's Granddaughter Chloe and her mother. Chloe was 4 hours old. I started drawing then painting in August of 2000. I won an Honourable Mention for my 3rd acrylic painting from North Light Books. Which bowled me over, I was so thrilled. This particular painting for your criticism was one of my first color pastels.

Michele Rushworth · 01-06-2002, 11:08 PM

You've captured a lovely moment! The drawing of the baby is particularly beautiful. On the drawing of the woman, I would darken down the teeth considerably so they fit in better with the lighting in the rest of the image. A very nice job, otherwise.

Karin Wells · 01-07-2002, 12:36 AM

Nice work. You have captured a mother's joy in her newborn in a most intimate and sensitive way. I also like the composition and your choice of a nearly square format.

I agree with Michele in that the mother's teeth should be de-emphasized. I'd also like to see the contrast of the shadow lessened a little on those fabric folds in the background behind the mother (upper left)....foreground is OK.

01-07-2002, 09:05 PM

Many thanks to you Karin and to Michele,

This pastel was given to Chloe's mother soon after I finished it. Sometimes The improvements needed or that can be made are apparent very quickly, as in your remarks with the teeth. The folds comment Karin I take seriously and will remember for future. This pastel was an early one, now Chloe is on the way to being 1 and I recently did one of her with Papa.

It is an honour to have your criticisms and I read them with respect and learning.
Thank you, and to future comments made. Jeff