portraits/figures

<BODY> <BASEFONT SIZE=4> <P><FONT SIZE="-1">BACKGROUND="../background1.jpg"></FONT></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER> </CENTER></P> <P><CENTER><FONT SIZE="-1">Home</FONT></CENTER></P> <P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">Painting Style</FONT></B></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial">I started painting oil in 1997 after painting in watercolor for many years and I feel my work is still evolving in my struggle for maturity. The influence of watercolor on my oil painting appears evident upon close scrutiny; the paint application is light thereby showing a transparency effect. However, I am not totally dismayed by it but I feel I am not utilizing the full inherent characteristics of oil painting, i.e., applying paint thickly and opaquely (except with the darks). Over time, I am slowly incorporating this technique to suit my particular style which I feel is yet to be defined.</FONT></P> <P><B><FONT FACE="Arial">The Process</FONT></B></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial">After trying many approaches in painting the human head, I have settled into the sequence of getting the tone right; applying the darks; building the lights; and finally refining the portrait. I believe that success at painting a head portrait requires a sound foundation in drawing. For me, painting the head is more aptly described as drawing with a brush - carefully smearing patches of paint next to the preceding marks with the appropriate color and value. I continue with each stroke of the brush with paint having the correct color note until the head is covered in paint. I don't paint likeness; I "draw" shapes juxtaposed to other shapes which when aligned correctly the likeness usually shows up. Also, to see the shapes and values I squint incessantly. These portraits are basically head studies. They were not meant to be finished works which means I have not done everything I want to say in the painting due to the time restraint. However, having said that, I think I have essentially captured a loose expression of the model in all the imperfection of paint application.</FONT></P> <P><FONT FACE="Arial">All paintings were executed in oil on board save one painting done in acrylic. These paintings involved the model sitting for 20-minute intervals with the total painting time of about 2 1/2 hours. The models came from all walks of life.The clothed figure paintings were done from referenced photos but the single unfinished nude painting was done from life.</FONT></P> <P><CENTER><A HREF="index.html"><FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial">fredsalmon.com</FONT></A></CENTER></P> <P>Viewing this page requires a browser capable of displaying frames. </BODY>