Cowpoke

[Lisa Brazell Cook]

The top one is the picture and the bottom one is the painting.
Lisa

[Lisa Brazell Cook]

Wow, this is my first submission for critique and I had hoped to get some feedback. I would appreciate any comments, thoughts, diatribes, whatever.
Lisa Cook

[Janel Maples]

Lisa,

Don't be discouraged. Sometimes it takes a bit before people get around to commenting. Sometimes they just get missed.

I have a painting in the Unveilings section from September of 2004 titled Mike and Deb (little advertising on my part there) that I'm still waiting for responses on.

For what my opinion is worth, and I am a beginner, I think your painting looks very photographic so, if that is the look you are shooting for, then I believe you were successful.

Good luck with the valid opinions.

[Carlos Ygoa]

Hello Lisa,

Just logged in and saw this. Very nicely rendered. Have to admit I had the same question as Janel for the first few seconds. Your son has very pronounced dimples which I imagine would be one of his strong characteristic physical traits, and although suggested in your painting,can be a bit more emphasized without ruining anything. This is my thought,although you know better than I how the painting looks "in person". I also like the way you handled what little of the hand can be seen,and the way you toned down the red of his lips. That would be, to my taste, a good "translation" of how his lip colour looks like in the photo. I like this.

Carlos