This has been the longest ever time that I've taken over a painting. It has also been on and off the shelf since its conception. I've been both tremendously excited and absolutely fed-up with it at times - a real roller-coaster of a work that well, I'm really glad but in a strange way sad that it's finished. All of the young people in this painting are strangers to me, but having painstakingly painted each of their faces, jackets and jumpers, crinkly jeans and assortment of footwear, I almost feel that I know each and every one of them in a strange way like a friend.
Nice work, and well done for sticking with this, it must have taken patience at times. I can believe that you came to identify with the people, they all have such individual characters.
ReplyDeleteYou've managed to capture a distinct personally in each of their faces! Well done!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful and looks incredibly intimidating to even consider tackling all that detail! I do have a question though, and of course I mean it with all sincerity: I'm wondering why you chose to make the further back people be the most intense in color? Is it to make that group the actual focal point? I can see how it would be difficult to get a focal point with such a crowd. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThanks Raena, the members of the group furthest away are still pretty close, I think it's just how the light and camera caught the group.
DeleteMost definetly an accomplishment.. !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the compliment Barbra, the experience gained in this painting has proved invaluable to work I am currently doing.
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