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Garth Herrick · 12-23-2005, 03:23 AM

Hi Andrey,

Welcome back! I like so much about this very charming family portrait. The individual portraits are haunting and beautiful, as well as technically very well painted, and the grouping of your subjects feel naturally and elegantly composed. Your use of white and pink as a color theme is vibrant and very effectively designed. My only question is whether it might enhance your painting to have a more interesting background, with more visual and spacial depth, and some specific contextual detail; perhaps such as a window, or some classic wallpaper pattern? Actually maybe this is a very minor thing to nitpick about, for this is a lovely portrait! I have been impressed with your previously posted portraits too.

Garth

12-23-2005, 03:23 AM	#2
Garth Herrick SOG Member FT Professional '09 Honors, Finalist, PSOA '07 Cert of Excel PSOA '06 Cert of Excel PSOA '06 Semifinalist, Smithsonian OBPC '05 Finalist, PSOA Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,445	Hi Andrey, Welcome back! I like so much about this very charming family portrait. The individual portraits are haunting and beautiful, as well as technically very well painted, and the grouping of your subjects feel naturally and elegantly composed. Your use of white and pink as a color theme is vibrant and very effectively designed. My only question is whether it might enhance your painting to have a more interesting background, with more visual and spacial depth, and some specific contextual detail; perhaps such as a window, or some classic wallpaper pattern? Actually maybe this is a very minor thing to nitpick about, for this is a lovely portrait! I have been impressed with your previously posted portraits too. Garth __________________ www.garthherrick.com