Commissioned Painting

I was commissioned to paint a portrait for a wedding present. I just finished it (still needs a varnish) and thought I would share. It's a 30" x 24" canvas done in acrylics, with my trademark spray painted background (sky). I know I've said it before, but I need a decent camera. It really looks much smoother in person. Thanks for looking.

Reference photo
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...6d84e498dc.jpg

a couple of hours in
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...5be7762443.jpg

close up of face (not finished)
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...001bc6fb87.jpg

almost finished
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...0c1e4e1041.jpg

man...what DONT you do doggy?!?!?!



AWESOME!

Amazing! Strong work!

Nice work Jake, you bring a whole new meaning to versatility :gj:

Awesome! Great Work! :gj:

That's great artwork!

WOW nice job.

Thanks for the comments. I just don't understand why there are a bunch of flaws and brush strokes? that keep showing up when I take pictures, but aren't there. I'm wondering if it's because the paints are transparent so the camera is picking up the layers under what's visible. Does anyone know if that's the case with transparent acrylic paints? I'll try getting some pictures without the flash and see if they still show up. It's very frustrating that I can't get a decent picture of this one.

Jake I just did a bit of googling and did find some sites with comments about using photography to actually show brush strokes so I guess it is something that's done on purpose to illustrate an artists brush stroke technique. Might be something for you to google and read up on.

I love your work. Since I can't draw a stick person and have it actually look like a stick person, I'm in total awe of anyone who can do what you do. :)

Thanks for the info Joanna, I'll look into it. However, I mix the paint very thin, and apply layer after layer, so there are really no visible brush strokes. I could understand that if I used oils, or even if I didn't thin the acrylics, but I thin them so much that I can't even see (very few) brush strokes from 4" from the canvas with my glasses. But when I take pictures, at least with the flash, all kinds of things show up that can't be seen with the naked eye. I'll start googling for some info, and try taking some shots without the flash to see what I come up with.