Mattelson Workshop Painting

Claudemir Bonfim · 01-17-2009, 10:17 PM

Beautiful. what are the dimensions?

Patricia Joyce · 01-18-2009, 12:13 PM

Thanks, Claudemir. Actually the dimensions are 12 x 16 however I have cropped the image for viewing and because, being a workshop painting, I did not take the time to finish the shirt. My goal was to get as far as I could on the face.

Carol Norton · 01-18-2009, 01:44 PM

My goal was to get as far as I could on the face.[/QUOTE]

And what a great job you did on his face! Beautiful work! I love the way you worked the background into the shadows.

Marvin Mattelson · 01-18-2009, 02:44 PM

Hi Patty, here is a shot I took of your painting. The overhead lights have accentuated the canvas texture, but I think the color may be closer based on what I remember. Unfortunately I messed up the settings in my camera and shot these paintings as JPEGs instead of in Raw format and this severely handcuffed my ability to correct the color.

You did a fantastic job pulling your painting together on your last day. I wish you could have stayed longer but I know that you were able to clarify many issues and I'm very excited to see where you take your paintings from here on out.

I've also included several other examples of the other workshop participants' final results, since you left a couple days early. The paintings are by Mary Beth, Robert and Elizabeth. Everyone in the workshop made such great progress. Big difference in these portraits compared to when you last saw them.

Marvin Mattelson · 01-18-2009, 02:57 PM

I thought you'd also be interested to see how my demo turned out. As you know, the two models were married to each other. During one of their breaks, Robert looked through the narrow opening between the door and the jamb and saw that Susan had resumed posing. He rushed into the room only to discover that what he had actually seen was the painting on my easel and not his wife Susan. That was pretty funny.

Marvin Mattelson · 01-18-2009, 03:02 PM

Somehow your painting didn't upload the first time. I had to make it a tad smaller. Sorry!

Patricia Joyce · 01-18-2009, 03:18 PM

Yes, my classmates did very well in finishing up the last two days. I see such improvement and finish that I did not see when I left. It was a great class, we all had so much fun! Thank you Marvin, once again, for being my teacher!

Marvin Mattelson · 01-19-2009, 12:34 PM

Patty, thank you for choosing to study with me. I've so enjoyed getting to know you and becoming friends. Your continued growth as an artist is all the thanks I need.