Shawn looking forward

[Joy Thomas]

Very nice...I think it's wonderful that you took the opportunity to paint your son at this great age. He's beautiful.

My youngest is 19 with crazy, curly hair and I liked using him as a model just so I could study it. Now he has shaved it off!

Your son will always treasure this.

[Vianna Szabo]

Thank you everyone for your kind words. Sometimes it's difficult to judge your own painting and I appreciate the comments. He is at a great age to paint. We are being swamped with college ads and the view of him looking forward seemed to fit.

I have attached some close ups. Some of the under painting of Transparent Red Oxide and Phthalo Green is showing through. I would normally paint up to the face but the red helped pop out the green light. It also worked as the soft edge of the wayward hair. I am also working on my paint application. I don't think I use it to the best advantage to show the form.

It is true that I work in a different mode on these paintings verses commissions. It would be nice to bring the same energy to them.

Elizabeth, you will have to paint your daughter too:-)
Maybe we can set something up......

Vianna

[Terri Ficenec]

Vianna--
Wanted to say how much I like this! I've come back several times to look at it again and really appreciate the closeups. Especially love the free way you've handled the paint!

[Mischa Milosevic]

Vianna, just got around to noticing the close-ups. Thank you!

[Sharon Knettell]

Vianna,

Those fabulous lips again! Another wonderful painting, beautiful and done at an interesting angle. Great skin tones.

[Richard Monro]

Vianna, thanks for the closeups. They show how well you have used color and temperature to model your son. What a great model and portrait.

[Vianna Szabo]

Thank you, Joy,Terri, Mischa, Sharon, and Richard.

I am lucky to have a terrific model living at home. Those great lips and wild hair make him a lot of fun. The fun of painting your own kids is that you can experiment on them. That sounds bad but you know what I mean! I was pleased because he liked it. Last time I impressed him with my work was when I drew the interior of a car for a billboard.

Vianna