Real Model from life!

[Terri Ficenec]

Let me add my congratulations Pat. . . this is beautiful!

[Patricia Joyce]

Thanks, Terri! Any suggestions on how to matt and frame it? I want to experiment with matting, square? elongated?

[Isabel Chiang]

Pat, I've got a question. Do you matt and frame your own drawings? I want to start doing mine, (custom framming is too expensive for me now), but don't know how. Can you give me some tips?


Sorry, I'm no matting expert... :P

[Claudemir Bonfim]

What a nice work pat!

Beautiful and sensitive.

[Chris Saper]

Pat,

What a lovely and successful piece! How you were able to draw her from that angle?

Congratulations

[Thomas Nash]

If you are keeping the portrait for yourself, you can frame it temporarily until you get an inspiration. That will protect it and give you a chance to see how it looks on a wall with at least some kind of mat and frame to start with.

Whatever you do, try to avoid cropping any more of the l paper than absolutely necessary. You can't get that back.

We'll look forward to seeing what you decide.

[Debra Norton]

Pat, this is beautiful!

[Isabel Chiang]

Thanks a lot, Pat!

I have a drawing custom frammed, which cost me $180. 4 of my other drawings were matted (but not frammed yet) by a local frammer, and it cost over $200 altogether. I think I can save at least half of the money if I start doing my own framming and matting now.

Funny, you mentioned about Anthony Ryder, I'd just ordered his book from Amazon.com last night.

[Patricia Joyce]

Thank you Thomas, Debra, Kim and Lisa You make my day! I am partial to the angle as well, Kim. It makes her look as vulnerable as we know they are at fifteen!

Isabel I am glad you ordered Anthony's book. You will really enjoy it and learn so much from him. I bought two copies, one I tore pages out and used them to copy as studies. I also took his week long workshop almost two years ago and he is a very meditative teacher in that his approach is almost zen like in how he searches out shadows which so succinctly define likeness and form. He is amazing to watch in person.

[Isabel Chiang]

Ah.... I envy you... wish I live in the US too. Here in Sydney, we're not so lucky. I haven't seen or heard about any great portrait artist, in fact I haven't even seen a gallery that sells realistic art or portraiture. All the art competitions are dominated by Abstract art. It's really frustrating!


I went through every major book stores, searching for Anthony's book but got no luck. Had to ordered it online and pay another $15 for the shipping. The books's only $15, I (correction: my Mum ) paid $31 and I won't get to read it until 30 June...