David Hollowell at his studio

[Holly Snyder]

Wow! That's all I can say. Unconventional and so engaging. I've checked into your web site periodically ever since you posted Max Mack here (one of my all-time favorite paintings). As Garth said, thanks for sharing.

[Chris Saper]

Dear Deladier,

I'm so glad to see your work again! The posture and body language of your subject gives him a sense of high evergy, ready to return to task.

[Deladier Almeida]

It was difficult to arrive at an adequate way to render Dave's painting within my painting. My first impulse was to suggest it broadly as part of the background. It was not that simple. I soon realized that my way of painting would not convey the impression of Dave's imagery.

In addition to that, his unfinished painting in the background was such an important part of the message and it was so close to the figure that merely suggesting its main shapes would never work for me.

Another problem I had was how to distance the figure from the wall behind it. How to add air between them.

In the end, I resorted to selective focus in depicting the formal aspects of his painting. Some elements of his painting were rendered more carefully than others. I also paid very close attention to the color temperature relationships between light and shadow in order to push back the background.

By the way, the keys, the bandana and the lumberjack outfit are as constant as the smirk on his face. Without them, it wouldn't have been quite David Hollowell.

[Sharon Knettell]

Deladier,

He is just wonderful! What a character! Has he seen his picture?

Doing original figurative compositions ain't easy and you have given us one to inspire us!

[Jean Kelly]

Deladier,

I feel like I know him just by looking at your painting. Impressive again, Thank you for posting this. I can't imagine painting another artist's work, and still retaining your own style. It appears that you've managed to do it with style.

Jean

[Elizabeth Schott]

Deladier I wondered where you had been hiding. This is wonderful, I see a style that is so your own coming out of this, much better than a guy we know that caused an extra amount of his tubed palette! (memory test)

Bravo!

[Kimberly Dow]

I keep coming back to this - the composition with that diagonal especially intrigues me - wonderful job!