Two new portraits

[Linda Brandon]

Ilaria, I like these very much. It seems to me that you have caught the physical energy of these two boys very well. There are a lot of nice compositonal things going on here, including the placement of the painting behind the second boys head, and I am a big fan of your palette..

I'm jealous of you. Three months is nothing! I am working on something similar to you (two brothers, two seperate paintings) - every time I think I'm done with it I just keep tweaking it again, despite all the preliminary plans I made, lifesize cartoons, etc.

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Linda, I was actually wondering what happened to your dyptich, the one I shamelessy copied, I mean !
Still at it? I am sure it will be gorgeous
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Ilaria

[Linda Brandon]

!!! I've been working on that diptych so long I forgot I showed you the initial layout. I've been looking at a lot of Burt Silverman's work over the past year and I decided I was going to do a lot of scumbling on those large surfaces. Somebody needs to come along and take the brush out of my hands.

Your paintings here are very fine indeed!

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Ilaria, I really like the way these two painting look as well. They have a certain contemplative mood about them and by keeping the background rather vague it adds to that feel of the viewer peeking into "their world".

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Thank you Enzie, sorry for being late in answering, I was in Italy for Easter and am just back in rainy London.
I am glad you like the background because I found it very challenging, and tried hard to keep it a little blurred.
Thanks for commenting
Ilaria