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Hey, this is great. I don't think any one has thrown out this guy's name yet: Kyffin Williams. Great artist, has a technique very much like yours, if not identical. He's mostly known for his landscapes but his portraits are executed just like this one. Check him out if you can. He's a Welsh artist and I do believe he's been knighted, but with that said, this piece could easily stand up to his work. Good job!
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thanks im always up for being shown artist i dont know of yet, i will def look him up
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It's really a nice portrait. Interesting style, great effects of matter.
Actually, I don't use any palette knife for the moment, but I will.
I hope you are going to take a look to my oils !
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Excellent profile, I can really see your connection to your inspirations. This painting really draws from the different aspects of Van Gogh and Euan Uglow and its a really interesting mixture. I would say the strongest aspect of your works is in your application of paint its so thick and textured I'm sure these look great in person. The way you have divided the space is very nice, and I like that the figure is still looking at us.
A few things that I think would make this piece stronger are...
I think it could be improved if you were concerned less with the defining shapes. For instance I think if there was less of a harsh line on the front side of the face it would feel more seamless. I think the shapes issue draws the most attention at the bun of the hair and the single strand that points outward, if you were to soften the hair's edges and try and closer imitate the organic shape of hair it could be more compelling. My final critique would be with the blue shirt, its so flat in color it has a way of flattening the rest of the figure. If you look at Uglow, Van Gogh, or Schiele they still have activated the space of the clothing by describing its contours and make it more obvious the figure and clothing are connected.
This is an excellent painting.
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thanks for the crit i really apreciate it and will take all of it into consideration, on the shirt i reall enjoy playing flat and voulumetric shapes off of each other, sometimes it doest wrk as well as others but i stand by my desicion of the shirt for me that flat bright blue is a nood to those old paitnings when they would just use ble flat and untouched because it was so expensive that it was considerend to precious of a color to mix
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Ah, the religious royal blue. Thats cool, just something to think about. Its nice to see that you are aware of art history and allow it to effect your work. Keep up the great paintings.
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yeah afyer seeing the hockney show in boston ive been intrested in including more art history refrences into my work like he does
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Amazing. I love the brush strokes. Your use of color is amazing as well.
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i LOVE THIS ONE THE BEST 
u are REAlly good...
where do u study?
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um thats where i go to school, ill be a painting senior next year
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um thats where i go to school
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best portrait I've seen on this site. I'm sure youve heard of him, but just in case you havent: check out lucian Freud. This is your best use of color I think. Its so thick and vibrant that it gives the image a sort of gravity.
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yeah i love Freud man has a great brushstroke
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I love the deliberate, discisive brushstrokes!
No blending, no scraping, just a stab with the brush in perfect sync with the other strokes. The way shadows are expressed through slightly darker tones, but still no blending, somehow manages to come across perfectly.
I'd say it's brilliant, myself.
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