Matt, with an anxious gaze

[Alexandra Tyng]

Garth,

Did you really do this from a B&W photo? Or is this from a different series of photos? Either way, it is so impressive! The color vibrancy is indeed remarkable! I also notice a greater freedom in your strokes, as if you felt liberated while working on it. As a result, you can almost see him in motion.

Have you thought about offering a pastel portrait option to clients in your portfolio? This would make an excellent sample.

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Alexandra Tyng

Garth,

Did you really do this from a B&W photo?

Hi Alex,

No, this was done from an image that was originally a color slide. I apologize for not being clear about that. I spent some time recently tweaking the colors in Photoshop to make it a better resource image.

Well what the heck, here, I will share the photo below. The likeness is not particularly close, as I was more interested in exploring the color. One day I might do the whole figure if I restore the cropped Nike sneakers. Matt was also the kid in a little oil on panel (12 x 7") from 1998. Also here's a BW photo with evidence that I had a pastel pad out for an attempt 26 years ago! Matt's intense gaze could be haunting.

The chromatic challenge of those fluorescent sweat pants always intrigued me. The particular color of those trousers was elusive to Kodachrome slide film at the time, so I have had to manually interpret and restore it from memory, and paint (I think W&N Permanent Rose come closest as a tubed color).

Garth