Portraits as training for artists

Sometimes the sitter will not accept your impression of him or her for reasons that have nothing to do with the accuracy of your rendering. Take heart, 'cos a portrait painting is a search not only for accuracy but also for that intangible look that reveals the person. I was happy with my oil sketch of Carolyn with her great hair. Like Sargent before me, I chose not to blend the strokes, but to lap them value against value. A great training lesson for moi.

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'Peninsula Harvest'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10
This is my painting from this morning

out on the Saanich Peninsula. 

Lovely October morning here on the south Island...

 

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Your thoughts & comments welcomed.

Jeffrey

Another one from Cattle Point,

this is my effort from Fridays paint out.

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'One Morning in July'

oil on wood panel

11 x 14

Evening Sail - Oak Bay

'Evening Sail-Oak Bay'
oil on wood panel
8 x 10
'Out on the bay the sailors delight
In the fading June evening light
Parrish clouds all billowed and bright
Oh too soon it will be night'
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

Summer Solstice

'Summer Solstice'
 oil on wood panel
8 x 10

Oh so quickly it was here
That summer solstice time of year
The fields in evening
Are a treasure to share
With Goldfinch and Swallows in the air
The deer are there in velvet
A Doves mournful call drifts through the air
Mingling with the scent of fresh mown hay
 
-Jeffrey J. Boron-

'Spring's Promise - Highrock'

'Spring's Promise - Highrock'
oil on wood panel
6 x 8
'Just as she always has
Spring will keep her promise
Warm sun with lovely clouds floating by
And soaring Swallows in the sky'
~Jeffrey J. Boron~

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Thoughts & comments always appreciated.

Jeffrey