BP Portrait Award shortlisted finalists 2007

[Tony Pro]

Don't get me started! ;-)

[Garth Herrick]

So to get noticed, paint a monstrously oversized head (even better if the face is fully 24 inches wide), and make sure it has a totally empty graphite toned background of nothingness. Yes, I'm unimpressed that all four finalists fit such a precise dull uniform formulation. None of it moves me; on the other hand, all who posted above do move me greatly.

Garth

[Mary Jane Ansell]

Ilaria, I was really glad to see Andrew Tift finally win, he's been such a consistant gem of the award for years it was high time... otherwise there were a few pieces that appealed for their technique, and a certain personal individuality (certainly Darvish Fakr showed a big chunk of bravura and panache as usual, plus we frequent the same open life drawing studio...) but generally I felt it was a bit of a flat year. Actually I am still unsure if 2nd and 3rd were of the same model;-)

[Garth Herrick]

Originally Posted by Mary Jane Ansell

Ilaria, I was really glad to see Andrew Tift finally win, he's been such a consistant gem of the award for years it was high time...

I agree, Andrew Tift's "Kitty" is an interesting triptych portrait.

[Mary Jane Ansell]

As always with Andrew Tifts work I found it exquisite up close... incidentally I noticed on his blog that he is giving a one week course focusing on Super-realist portraiture at the Andreeva Portrait Academy, Santa Fe, New Mexico, in September 2007.

http://www.andrewtift.co.uk/portrait-artist/?p=76