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Subject: Day at the races

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billmahler

Posts:287
04/29/2009 8:58 AM Alert 

 

Oil on board

21X27

I've seen this guy in ads several times. My wife had a young girl crush on the WWII sailor who was to marry her aunt, and Uncle Henry was one good looking dude up until his passing last year.
This fella looks like Uncle Henry, so she's pointed him out to me several times.
I sketched him once and when I saw this foldout in the Sunday NY Times, I had to give it a try. I started with just the head but the dynamics of the arms were so tempting I tried the whole thing.

This was an ad for a shirt. I downplayed the shirt and focused more on him.
As I painted it, I was thinking of the Men's Wearhouse commercial where the bearded owner says "You'll look great, I guarantee it."

Does he?

 





..send ye not therefore to know for whom the bell tolls- it tolls for thee. John Donne
Priti

Posts:700
04/29/2009 10:28 AM Alert 
Oh Bill , he does look great!!
I love the way you painted the shadows - the arm in the foreground and the neck. As usual your blues are a very good choice. looks like you used 2 different ones - the background color is different from the blue on his shirt.
Priti
http://priti-fine-art.blogspot.com/
Jim

Posts:2748
04/29/2009 12:41 PM Alert 
Nice work Bill!
You captured the look of thoughfulness in his eyes.
All the best,
Jim

www.paintingsbyjim.com
Kim

Posts:861
04/29/2009 1:14 PM Alert 
He definitely looks great. I love your color choices, placement and brushwork. Fine work!
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up." ~ Picasso
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tami

Posts:183
04/29/2009 2:48 PM Alert 
i thnk I have a crush on him... oh, how I want to paint like this!!

my only comment is that it would be better without the brilliant blue background.
Kassie

Posts:721
04/29/2009 11:42 PM Alert 
He's yummy.
It's interesting the way you've gone from your earlier monotones to full color portraits and yet your technique/style is easy to recognize as yours. Ops. I think his left hand might be too small compared to his right hand. Love it any way.
Kathy
billmahler

Posts:287
04/30/2009 6:54 AM Alert 
Thanks all for looking and commenting.
without the brilliant blue background

I started it with a more greyed down BG, but I couldn't get an outdoor feeling, so I decided to brighten things up a bit.
It's miore turquoise in the painting, but yes, it's bright!
..send ye not therefore to know for whom the bell tolls- it tolls for thee. John Donne
Bpier

Posts:200
05/02/2009 6:11 PM Alert 
Very nice work Bill. Love it!!

Brian
Brian
www.brianpierfineart.com
eyecandy

Posts:313
05/29/2009 1:05 PM Alert 
Bill, I think that this would make a good shirt ad. When I look at the painting, the first thing that my eye goes to is the shirt and the last thing that my eye travels to is the face which I think is the most important part of the picture..The thoughtful expression is the main feature but it is pushed back by the brighness of the rest of the body and right hand. Just my view, but you really did a very nice job in every other respect.
Phil Sydell
Boynton Beach, Fl
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Snowartist

Posts:209
06/03/2009 1:37 AM Alert 
Very nice work! I agee about the background. Seems a little bright. Great painting tho.
I think your hands look fine.
Lona
Gwen Revino
Posts:2
07/02/2009 4:53 PM Alert 
Very nice painting. I really like the painterly style.
Gwen
www.gwenrevino.com
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