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Oil, canvas...same sitter as Saint No. 33. She has irresistibly paintable features.

I guess this is basically a study, yet I worked it till a completion that kinda goes beyond what I would consider a true "study". What I was doing was playing with my fields of black. Trying to work into them without losing the heavier chiaroscuro effect, but getting rid of that student "This is shadow, let's just paint black and lose form" kinda trap. I wanted to keep the volume of the subject. You know what I mean.

I was also playing with brush work. Using a heavier impasto surface as the underpainting (mostly in the hair).

But, because I can't focus a camera, and both of the things that I was doing don't photograph well. This post becomes kinda stupid.

I don't care what anybody says... You can't photograph an oil painting and have it be anything more than a photograph. All of the depth, all of the texture, all of the "life"...GONE.
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Mood: Wow! *SamanthaJordaan Mar 8, 2013   Traditional Artist
Amazing:-)
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~IncubusRabbit Apr 7, 2011
god dam every time I look back at your paintings i'm just in aw. like really dude, for one thing i effing suck with anything oil. i envy your ability to capture these things in traditional art so well. I love the subject.

lol eye is like fucking mind-blowing.
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~Northman242 Dec 12, 2010  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
wonderful work! Good info note as well.
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*William-Carroll Sep 18, 2010
your a master - !!
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!albinoescort Sep 7, 2010
This is very, very good. Not just in the technical sense either. It's literally a wonderful painting. Unless it's been sold I might get to see it if the gallery lets me in to browse. I think possibly my favourite painting of yours.
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~Konsuello May 30, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
good work, but why picture is so shurpen& Is it an camera effect?
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~Doc-Hammer Jun 16, 2010
It's the camera. Shot in low lighting to avoid glare off the varnish. There are no little colored dots on the painting. It looks like ...paint.
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~Konsuello Jun 21, 2010  Professional Digital Artist
very beautiful work!!!! It's a pity that camera gave some dots...
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!notgonnasubmit Mar 19, 2010
Schon! Do you work from live models, or photographs?

Also I worship the Venture Bros.

( sorry, that just slipped out. )
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~Secular Oct 21, 2009
It is not the same palette but, I think it's the same effect we can find in some paintings of De la Tour. Or in some il Caravaggio's paintings...
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