Thursday, June 3, 2010

Linden Trees and Water


Linden Trees and Water
oil on linen panel, @2010
Available at High Desert Gallery in Bend, Oregon and Sisters, Oregon

An excellent portrait accomplishes several things: it captures the personality of the sitter, it offers a suggestion of mystery, a conversation interrupted, and it is built upon a non-traditional compositional design. In my landscape work I try to approach each "sitter" the way John Singer Sargent or Sorolla might - looking for the personality, the immediacy of the moment, and a viewpoint with an unusual design.

6 comments:

Anthony Duce said...

wonderful painting. Has some of the qualities of a watercolor, a freshness about it.

Kay said...

in spite of your lighting problems..this is a wonderful painting

Ordinary Reader said...

Beautiful work! Best of luck.

Natasha said...

Amazingg. i hope i can reach your level of skill. you're quite talented!

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