Self portrait(cold)

[Tom Edgerton]

Carlos--

This is just terrific! Very fresh and free, but with no sacrifice in the drawing...

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Wow, wow, and wow again! Really excellent! It really shows your talent and accomplishment. I am really finding (with what I am doing myself, and from certain posts here that have been done within one or two sessions) that the most powerful and masterful images are those that are done quickly and without the fuss of making a "grand" work.

The standard of people's work here has just zoomed up. As I said to Tom Edgerton, this forum is truly on a par with the best of art societies and clubs. It has a real foundation of energy and interest and everyone pushes everyone else forward. One cannot be lazy, complacent and self-satisfied - how healthy and invigorating!!

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Bellissimo Carlos ! My goodness this will be a wonderful marketing piece too !
It has just the right amount of finish, and is also reminiscent of some classical self portrait of studio situations like Goya with the candles on his head or Chardin with his funny hat.
I posted many times here against vignette portraits (a personal thing of mine) and this is the best explanation about giving solidity to a work without completing every inch of the canvas, but just reaching the highest intensity in the head.
Ilaria