Good evening,
From time to time I'll drop a quick work-in-progress post in between the normal long format posts.
This portrait is just a small portion of a larger painting. I don't usually paint like this: high detail first before moving on. Normally I jump around the painting and bring things up together, with focal area slightly ahead. This new challenge is exciting to me. And I never thought I'd say it but....I'm having fun with this tiny ass brush. 😱 😁
Here was an earlier stage before getting started on the detail:
Thanks for reading! -David
It's hard to leave any ''smart comment'' on such masterly done painting @davidcheifetz..Small brushes can be fun, sometimes ..but only sometimes :) It's much nicer hitting canvas with wide strokes.
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Thank you 😊. I agree, big juicy strokes are so satisfying.
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Palette knives are good fun also! =)
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Looks superb David. Its always good to experiment and step outside of your comfort zones. Looking forward to the finished piece.
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Thank you! :)
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A beautiful portrait! I like working out the face and unprocessed background, this has its own beauty. Are you planning to continue or so leave?
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Thank you! yes will continue, lots left to do on this painting!
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Can't wait to see the whole painting finished. Believe it or not it reminded me of Caravaggio at first :)
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Awesome!! 😃 Thank you
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I really love this piece @davidcheifetz. I don't know what it is but i'm hooked on the juxtaposition of a high detail finish and loose 'unfinished' strokes in the same composition . Somehow, for me, if feels more like a painting...
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Thank you! I'm partial to that sort of juxtaposition as well. High detail looks the most special when relative to less detail. I strive to save most detail for just the focal area, but restraint is hard sometimes, yknow? :) :p
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Absolutely! Knowing when to stop is a surprisingly difficult skill to master :)
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I love your oil paintings brother, very inspiring! I'm an artist myself, I tend to bounce around to different mediums but here is one of my oil paintings
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The portrait was done in color pencil but the rest is oil. Gotta love that vibrance that the oil paint provides!
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Thank you
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Dear Artist ! This post has been upvoted from FineArtNow account ! See you soon !
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Thank you! :)
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Awesome thank you!
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The way you captured the expression is amazing, look forward to see the finish work
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Thank you! :)
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This is gorgeous. Sad I missed the chance to upvote. xx, Kay
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Thank you :)
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