1-hour study.
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Sunday, April 19, 2009
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About Jala
- Jala Pfaff
- Boulder, CO, United States
- I'm a painter (and writer and Spanish instructor) living in beautiful Boulder, Colorado. I studied classical art in an ARC (Art Renewal Center) school, Colorado Academy of Art, full-time for two years, in order to benefit from the rigorous atelier-style training. I am currently dedicated to exploring abstract and semi-abstract art, working in oil and also in soft pastel. I firmly believe that all human beings are creative, whether or not they have yet found an outlet for the innate creative urge, and that the creative arts are the highest form of human expression. Email me at: jala[at]jalapfaff.com ...Please also visit my website: jalapfaff.com ...ALL CONTENT IS COPYRIGHT
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14 comments:
Sounds like the weather in Colorado doesn't want to let up. I admire your Sargent work. You're the most multi-faceted artist I know.
Nice! I always look at how you do your edges in these head studies...and that they play up what's essential, and downplay what's not.
That's nice! Can we see the next hour? Seriously, I'd love to see the whole canvas covered.This is such a strong start and since it's a copy why not carry on? It is very effective as is but why not push the threshold and see what happens? In the end it's your vision.
You never cease to amaze. All that in one hour, wow!
Hi Jala, this is a really beautiful study. Sargent is one of my most favorites. I admire your brush strokes and lush paint.
Another wonderful Sargent copy, Jala!
This is an amazing study. I like the way only the head is finished. The skin tones are wonderful and you achieve great volume with just a few strokes. Great work!
Sorry to hear about the leaky roof. You folks in Colorado are way overdue for some good weather!!
One hour!
Wow- you paint with authority and certainty. You could add more, sure, but you've already achieved everything this portrait needs to convey.
I love the way you get skin tones.
Wow! You really are talented my dear. Can't wait to see more.
just discovered your blog. Wonderful work. You have really nailed your portraiture.
I worked in boulder out of college[art and biology]doing biological illustration for high school biology books. Learned a lot there but am amazed at the new atelliers that are now available for wanta be artists. I reccomend them to anyone asking where to go to for art training.
God bless and keep up the good work
Great job! I love it.
Janelle - Thanks. Our winter was so mild and now we're getting the typical (but still hard to take) pounding with snow that happens in our springtime here.
Karen - Thank you. I love the effects different edges can produce.
Brian E - You'd like to see the whole canvas covered? Great, I'll send it to you and you can finish it. Ha ha. I think I'm too lazy to complete it.
R - Thanks! Yeah, it went really fast.
Susan - Thank you. One of my favorites, too.
Edward - Thanks for looking!
Kim - Thanks and see my weather response to Janelle. :)
Bonnie - Thank you. For this one, because it was "just a study," I put out a bunch of earth colors and really just mixed them kind of haphazardly to match the values (not so perfectly the colors) of the photo.
Leslie - Thank you!
Gary - Thank you for visiting and your kind comments. I feel a long way from "nailing" portraiture, but I do love it, that's for sure.
Akiko - Thank you for looking.
This is gorgeous. Love love love the composition. Such a great study in low, close values.
Thank you, Liz. I love it too. Wish I'd invented it. :)
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