Michele, Rob --Thanks! Thought the jury actually did a pretty good job of representing a wide variety of works in the overall exhibit. The show was open to all art/all media/all styles. (I think approx. 80 pieces were included.) When they posted who the jury would be, I tried to look up their work on the web to get a sense of their stylistic preferences (maybe wrongly, but assuming that they'd prefer works similar to their own). Was only able to find works of one jurist... it was fairly modernistic (I'm not versed enough in all the different styles to know if there's a specific name for the style. . .) So was just happy to be included in the show, for that little bit of visibility.
Rob, with regard to the value compression in the Dad's face, that was by design rather than in the reference. The original plan was a portrait of the little girl. Had gotten a little series of interactive shots when the father came in and scooped up the little girl. Started this painting of the Dad and daughter on a whim and at the last minute to have something portrait-like to enter in the show (with the family's permission). This piece wasn't intended for the family, originally, I'd planned to use it as a sample piece. That gave me a lot of freedom in painting it. I wanted the focus to be on the little girl so pushed back the lights on the dad's face and shirt where they were behind/left of her. It turned out the family liked this one so much it became the commission. (So I'll need to paint another sample piece.) Actually spent a lot of time on the girl's face, and finished the Dad's real quick, just at the end. You can see a WIP progression
here (you'll need to scroll down for the WIP... )
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