Tuesday, July 28, 2009

BLACK MAN IN DENIM


DENIM (12 x 9 Oil on canvas panel)
This is my latest attempt at Karin's DSFDF project. The reference photo was terrific, and the thing that caught my eye was the jeans. I love to paint the light as it catches the folds in fabric. I made the door a burnt red orange to help bring out the denim. The block wall has been simplified a bit to emphasize the blues. The canvas was toned with a deep dark red and and grid lines were used to help me transfer the image to the canvas.

9 comments:

  1. Hi Phil,
    Great painting,I love the folds and the
    harmoney in colors.Good values and contrast.

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  2. Great job on this challenge Phil. I particularly like the choice of red for the door and the successful way that you handled the figure.

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  3. You've done an exceptional job with the figure, and with the draping of the clothes on the figure. Wonderful!

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  4. An exceptional entry with beautiful detail in composition and color.

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  5. wow, you can paint tight.

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  6. Great job with the challenge, Phillip.

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  7. Wonderful work, Phillip!

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  8. Very nice , love your door also

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  9. Great job on this Phil. I really like the added punch of the red in the door.

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