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12-13-2007, 12:03 PM
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Fantastic work, Allan, so confident !
I like very much its wide tonal range, from very dark to very light. Those dark shadows are a beautiful way of giving strenght to a very fair boy.
I'll have to bomark this painting for future reference
Ilaria
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12-13-2007, 04:55 PM
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Location: 8543-dk Hornslet, Denmark
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Thank you, all,
Thor is the son of my daughter , Janni, whom I painted with her first child, Freja, as my first "Work in Progress". Time fly.
The paint is applied very thinly and the background is only a wash to tint the canvas.
I wanted to try out some new brushes that I got from the States ( thank you for the help with that, Alex ) The canvas is smooth because I filled the texture with White paint and let it dry well beforehand, it was almost like a panel regarding the texture, very nice.
The texture in the T-shirt is due to the painting knife, in the light.
His pose was straight forward on my reference and I changed it to a slightly turning position to get a little movement, he's always moving. 
I think that I will attempt a figurative with them soon.
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12-13-2007, 11:11 PM
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Location: Sedona, AZ
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Allen, you paint beautifully.
Peace,
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12-14-2007, 12:02 PM
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'09 Third Place PSOA Ohio Chapter Competition
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Location: Cleveland, OH
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Great Allan!
This little boy just pops out at the viewer, he is very alive. What more can I say? I love the colors used also.
Very nice...
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12-14-2007, 12:11 PM
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Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Allan, the combination of strong paint handling and sensitive color and selective finish makes this a masterful portrait. I'm really very impressed and I wish I had painted this painting! (I seem to be saying this a lot lately, but it's true. What a good painter you are; this is so strong and confident.)
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12-14-2007, 07:17 PM
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Location: 8543-dk Hornslet, Denmark
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David, Pat and Linda,
thank you for your nice words, I really appreciate your support.
I am terribly busy on the roofs and don't paint as much as I'd like, so I enjoy every second when I can.
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12-15-2007, 11:52 AM
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Location: Longmont, CO
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Allan, this is absolutely gorgeous! How lucky he is that his Grandpa is an artist.
You need to come down from the roofs more.
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12-16-2007, 09:30 AM
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Oh Allan! This is incredible, it pulled a deep breath out of me the minute I saw it. Just beautiful!
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12-16-2007, 06:43 PM
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Location: 8543-dk Hornslet, Denmark
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Quote:
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Originally Posted by Mary Smith
Oh Allan! This is incredible, it pulled a deep breath out of me the minute I saw it. Just beautiful!
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Thank you, Julie and Mary,
I painted him because I think he is a fine kid and I am happy that it shows. 
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01-18-2008, 09:26 AM
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Juried Member FT professional, '06 finalist Portrait Society of Canada, '07 finalist Artist's Mag,'07 finalist Int'al Artist Mag.
Joined: Feb 2006
Location: Montreal,Canada
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A fantastic portrait, Allan !
I really love this one !
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