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Description 24 x 30 acrylic on canvas. For a series I think I'm calling Faces of Austin. If anything looks kinda weird feel free to point it out because I'm so used to looking at it, I need some critique.

Enjoy!
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Comments: 38

IsabellvonPiotrowski [2013-04-29 21:23:25 +0000 UTC]

Super

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devi6913 [2013-03-29 17:01:49 +0000 UTC]

Holy! I'm having a hard time believing thats painted! Its fantastic!

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ericpopp [2013-03-23 22:28:50 +0000 UTC]

wow! just... wow!

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johntaco [2011-03-24 04:19:37 +0000 UTC]

Love it. Is there any way you'd share a high resolution copy of this file? I'm remodeling and would LOVE to have a print of this in my house in large format.

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TomBrode [2010-06-20 13:39:35 +0000 UTC]

A truly awesome piece of work. I have added it to my "Best Photorealism" collection. As far as critique, It is almost perfect! Only suggestion I would make would be a smaller round for doing the whiskers. Just a hair on the thick side. Other than that, GREAT JOB!

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VikingWidunder [2010-02-15 20:27:31 +0000 UTC]

amazing, your skills are awesome!

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It-Helps-To-Dream [2010-01-18 17:09:41 +0000 UTC]

wow.

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gunman [2009-10-10 06:16:00 +0000 UTC]

Hi
this is an herendous piece of art work,
Willie is a very old favorite of mine and a legend in his own right and in the hall of country music fame.
I was google-ing to find a decent foto of willie to paint from and saw this, and honest to god thought it was a foto.
You have captured willie exactly as he is , and I know you probably wanted a better /other critical view to this ,but all I can say is that it,s PERFECT and I just gotta fav it .
take care stay lucky
Gunny

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PappyMcDamnit [2009-10-06 00:37:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome painting!! The only thing is, the ear looks a little flat, but I only noticed that bacause of what you said about pointers. I would definately hang that up in my house and be proud of it!!

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potchart [2009-08-01 11:50:56 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome!

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NeverLeavingYourSide [2009-06-08 05:38:04 +0000 UTC]

Featured here:
[link]

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ramonpp [2008-05-02 01:57:37 +0000 UTC]

Well, to tell you the truth I don't beleive you have improved in this piece, I feel you've lost a bit of the freshness of your strokes.
The hole face has almost the same treatment. Hair feels the same as skin, eyebrows and beard done with same intention as flesh.
I think its procedure that isn't working out here.
Working by areas with an underdrawing sometimes results on this. Cause everything is drawn one tends to solve things the same, its easier to loose spontaniety with this method (Its what happens to most "hiperpainters")
Take a look on this other aproach [link] and see the difference.
I beleive its better suited for your technique.
In [link] there is a clear difference in hair texture and flesh you've achieved wonderfully
In [link] the richness of various treatments gives this piece an icredible optical depth
And your self-portrait just kicks ass!!
These three are way better than this Willie if you ask me

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peekaboo39 [2008-03-25 01:05:21 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant

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Adahy [2008-03-20 07:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Great work, I love this mans face and you painted him wonderfully


C.

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jjackm [2008-03-06 23:52:36 +0000 UTC]

so talented, so young...

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GypsyH [2008-02-22 18:03:17 +0000 UTC]

That is awesome!!

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Ego-Trap-graphics [2008-02-17 10:53:06 +0000 UTC]

Impressive!

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miss-bethany [2008-02-03 02:04:49 +0000 UTC]

amazing, the only improvement i would say is maybe some slight more detail on the ear...but other than that its stunning

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suzanastojanovic [2008-01-26 07:12:58 +0000 UTC]

It looks more real than a photo!!! Nice work!

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JedEye [2008-01-23 07:07:48 +0000 UTC]

Superb!

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Kindness [2008-01-18 19:10:34 +0000 UTC]

I love your style great feeling in your work

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Irishchicky [2008-01-16 11:17:57 +0000 UTC]

this is incredible. The range of tones in the skin is amazing and its blended reall well !

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michaelandrewlaw [2008-01-14 02:53:01 +0000 UTC]

very interesting stuff , nice color , i really like the composition on this one

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El-Meky [2008-01-13 20:39:00 +0000 UTC]

great acrylic portrait work ! very well done !

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naexii [2008-01-12 20:22:46 +0000 UTC]

That's just absolutely amazing. It makes me thinking of Hemingway's "old man and the sea", Santiago. Or he just looks like Hemingway himself.

Congratulations !

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TPol [2008-01-12 10:39:34 +0000 UTC]

wow really great!

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cybergranny [2008-01-12 09:25:19 +0000 UTC]

wow, it's really well done, when I saw the thumb I thought it was a phot

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astarvinartist [2008-01-12 08:49:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm simply gob smacked. Stunning piece, wonderfully deep and full of feeling.

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Yamenja [2008-01-12 08:46:46 +0000 UTC]

You are excelling yourself!

You have an incredible talent and it's great to see the leap you have made with this piece.

I think it's a really beautiful portrait.

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little-tansan [2008-01-12 07:25:34 +0000 UTC]

kill me quick

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DellanaG [2008-01-12 07:16:16 +0000 UTC]

This is a wonderful painting. I love it! :}

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UrsusAureusHistorias [2008-01-11 02:09:06 +0000 UTC]

damn that's badass...

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1footonthedawn [2008-01-11 00:34:04 +0000 UTC]

I've got a glorious new journal full of features and this gets some of the credit! [link]

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nightkidlaura [2008-01-10 20:58:30 +0000 UTC]

simply amazing

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GBuzby [2008-01-10 13:20:42 +0000 UTC]

All you did was copy someone elses photograph. Nice work.

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WorldOfIllusion [2008-01-10 07:09:32 +0000 UTC]

I thought this was a photo then I full viewed and wow... I had to check gallery to make sure

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beant0wn [2008-01-10 07:08:57 +0000 UTC]

Wow. That is fully badass. It's refreshing to see someone who uses a freaking paintbrush once in a while.

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Kiloa [2008-01-10 07:07:55 +0000 UTC]

Great painting! the details are amazing!

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