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Garth,
How wonderful to finally see this unveiled on the forum! As you know I've been priviledged to see it in various stages of completion, and I don't think the photos do it justice. Though the overall color scheme is warm, there's a lot more variation of colors, more cool highlights in the skin, and more of a three-dimensional feeling when viewed in person.
The thing that struck me right away was how you really captured this man's energy. He looks full of tensile strength, if that's a word you can use to describe a person. He's about ready to jump off the desk and get right to work. When you see the portrait in person the effect is even more striking.
Congratulations on making an artistic success of this, for putting in all those hours of life work while the Incamminati students (and teachers) were hanging over your shoulder, and for satisfying your client and the Union League membership. A real feat!
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