All tagged Portrait
Representation in terms of angle, proportion, size and colour is. of course, the primary importance - but feeling and atmosphere, the ghostly, not-quite-definable qualities of a portrait, are what truly capture the subject and give the initial impact.
I want to emphasis the textures of the room, from fuzzy fur to the obdurate brickwork; from luscious leather to the cold, steal log-burner.
I've already completed a portrait of Ann, for which I will release a blog entry soon, painted from an indoor scene. This a study of her in an outdoor light. There is no heavily glint of light from the corneas and her shiny indoor complexion reacts with the light differently in the sunshine. It picks up lovely colours in her skin tone.
