[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Hi to all, here are two paintings I have (almost) completed, I still retouch here and there on the white shirt one.
When I arrived at the appointment to sketch and take photos I already had something in mind, to have them very "cool", one riding a chair, one sitting on the floor looking at the other one who was looking at us, all the dinamic between them.
I got there and not only I am told that they want two separate paintings, but I find the kids in jacket and tie, I had misunderstood the client who wanted something quite formal.
So... immediate change of plan, I had to improvise.

Anyway when I got home I started painting the oldest boy, figuring that he would be the hardest, but it was quite straightforward.
I was sure that the second one, with this open pose would just paint itself.
The second one was instead really hard: the usual problem one encounters when painting a set, scale and design, mainly, plus a very elusive expression that I just could not pin down.
I had problems a bit everywhere, the white shirt, the background, the head. At the end I decided to just put an end to it and give it out, otherwise I'll go on for ever!
oil on linen 70x75 cm
Any comment is welcome
Ilaria