Portrait of Alan Coulson

Artist: Lynda Robinson
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Portrait of Alan Coulson

Pastel on Colourfix paper (burgundy) 50cm x 35cm

Each year I do a portrait for the Seymour Show and this is what I have produced for this year’s show. Alan is a member of the Seymour Agricultural and Pastoral Society and a well known farmer in this area. I only finished this about half an hour ago.

Featured in Rural Around the Globe – Oct 2009

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Portrait of Alan Coulson by Lynda Robinson

nishagandhi

awesome work my friend!!!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much Nisha.
Noelene Davies

Amazing and fabulous portrait Lynda.
Lynda Robinson replied

Great to hear from you Noelene and thanks for the great comment. Beautiful spring day here in Victoria. What’s it doin’ up your way?
Varry

BRILLIANT…BRAVO…MASTERFUL…YOUR AMAZING LYNDA!!XXXXXXOOOOOOO
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks for a fantastic comment Varry!!!! I really do appreciate your continued support.
Mrswillow

This is all that the others have said and more!
Brilliant work Lynda!!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps Mrs W df!
Paul Starkey

Absolutely stunning, fantastic work…again.
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps Paul. I appreciate your very positive support and your great comment.
Diko

Terrific portrait of one of our rural soldiers. His expression is one I’ve seen many times from farmers looking over their pastures or cattle/sheep evaluating thier the weathe or crops . Great work. Good luck at the Seymore show
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks Diko. Yes, you can tell a farmer by their squinty eyes!!!!! LOL!!
LTScribble

very nice :0)....what is that texture towards the bottom right and a little on the shirt….u really did an awesome job…..
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps LT. The texture is just lighter pastel ‘scumbled’ over the top of other darker colours and left unblended.
Tahnja

wow Lynda, really something special. But maybe too much heat in the skin tones? It’s very, very red but maybe that’s what you wanted to portray :o)
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks for the comment Tahnja. I know what you mean about the heat in the skin tones! I had trouble getting a good reproduction of the ‘true’ colours in the photo of the painting. In the original work the skin tones look fine.
robynart

Another Winner He looks like a farmer too !!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps Robyn.
Simon Aberle

Another fantastic Portrait lynda, I love how you have left the bottom in a loose fashion.
Great composition overall!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps Simon. I enjoyed this painting very much.
Tahnja

Maybe I can help, for the shadow area to be so hot then the light source must be cool in temperature. Are you aware of this light source rule? I can see that in the shadow area where the light source is reflected that they are cool on colour, the light splashes of blues show that. Hmmm, maybe adding a little burnt umber to the darkest shadow areas will tone down the very hot red. Burnt umber is still a warm shadow colour but might add a little more depth and settle the red and tame it some more. And maybe just a little deeper blue reflected light will make it look more balanced in temperature?

What do you think? I love your work and this is just so skillful. I am simply making suggestions that might help but if you feel it’s better to leave it then it’s still an amazing work of art Lynda. You are amazing!
Lynda Robinson replied

I appreciate what you are saying very much Tahnja. It is a problem with my camera rather than with the colours I used. In the original painting the colours are not as ‘raw’ as portrayed in this photographic reproduction. The original painting is much ‘softer’. If I manipulated it in Photoshop maybe I could get the colours closer to the original painting, but I just uploaded it straight from the camera. Thank you for such a detailed comment.
Lynda Robinson replied

Hi again Tahnja – I have just uploaded another photo which is probably a bit closer to the colours of the original, but I am still not 100% happy with them!
Simon Aberle

I think that Lynda already explained that the colours in the original painting are fine, it was just altered slightly in the photo she used to post on redbubble, Tahnja.
I think it is an awesome painting, and criticism of Lynda’s experience and talent is not required.
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much for your input too Simon. I realise what Tahnja is saying and I do get really annoyed when my camera doesn’t reproduce the colours correctly. I tried photographing it in the shade, and also in the sun, with a flash and without a flash, but out of half a dozen photos I just couldn’t get the true colours. I often have this problem with my camera. I think maybe the burgundy paper has an influence too.
Lynda Robinson replied

Hi Simon – I have just uploaded another photo. It is a bit closer to the original painting, but I am still not 100% happy with it!!!!
elenaoleniuc

Fantastic portrait Lynda, as always !
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much elena.
Linda Callaghan

wonderful portrait Lynda with a Y! Love the way you have caught his expression…gazing intently over the land..beautiful colours, and I love the way the light is portrayed on his profile with touches of white. :-) another winner!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps Linda. If you read the above comments made by Tahnja and Simon, you will see that I am not happy with the way the photo reproduced, and I reloaded another image, so the colours are slightly different now! They still don’t reflect the original painting, but they are a bit closer. Thanks for your great comment.
Tahnja

Talk about not listening to what I said Simon. I made suggestions in the hope that it might be helpful and it was not a critique and I’m pretty sure Lynda didn’t take it that way either. Some people get their noses out of joint for nothing and don’t read properly!

Thank you Lynda for taking my comments as I meant them and certainly not as a critique on your work. I love your work in every way.

Seeing this new image I agree totally oh talented Lady that the problem appeared to have been the way the camera picked up the intense red. This shot is much softer.

And like I said, its’ wonderful in expression and talent!
annamora

I love the expression Lynda very captivating portrait with a story to tell :)
Lynda Robinson replied

Hello lovely Anna. Thanks for a great comment.
Estelle O'Brien

Awww Lynda you are so talented and your pastel work is such an inspiration to me. You might not have been happy with the photographic reproduction, but the character and life od the portrait is unmistakably excellent!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much Estelle. I appreciate your kind comment.
Hidemi Tada

you do paint any subject excellent. i want to make you tortured. please paint flowers and show me it , Lynda. lol.
Lynda Robinson replied

Hee hee hee Hideeeeemi!!!!! You are a very funny man! O.K. – Just for you (and Adgray) I will ‘torture’ myself with some flowers soon!
adgray

lol yes I’m with Hidemi
flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers flowers
lol =0þ
ok ok lol
But you are such a queen of everything BUT! lol
Chookas! ♥
Lynda Robinson replied

I have just told Hidemi that just for you and him I will ‘torture’ myself and do some flowers soon!!!!! You’ll be SOOOORRRRY!!!!
Douglas Hunt

An awesome portrait, Lynda. I love the lighting in this. It’s so full of life; I love it!
Lynda Robinson replied

Many thanks for your kind comment Doug.
Jim Phillips

What can I say, that hasn’t been said 10 times over. (I never upload straight from the camera though) The portrait is amazing. Excellent work Lynda.
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you for a great comment Jim. Normally I do a bit of ‘tweaking’ in photoshop to get the colours right, but on this occasion I was in a hurry to upload it for a friend who wanted to see it, and who was leaving work at any minute. The second photo looks better than the first, but it is still not 100%
almeidacoval

gorgeous work Linda..
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you Jose.
Woodie

This is excellent as usual Lynda and we all have problems photographing our work.
Cheers Neil
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps Neil.
mikebov

A+
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you Mike.
Carol Walker

This is SO good!!!! I wish I was a fly on the wall of your studio, to watch you painting … I could learn so much.
Lynda Robinson replied

I would love you to be a fly on my wall Carol! Thanks for a great comment.
maria paterson

absolutely brilliant lynda, you know me, i love colour! this portrait is spot on, love your highlights, no faults in this one, the way youve merged him from the bottom edge is fantastically rendered, this ones a sure winner!!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you for such a detailed comment Maria.
Barbara Burkhardt

Excellent work.
Lynda Robinson replied

Many thanks Barbara.
Edzie

FANtastic Lynda!
Photographing the works are always hard to do. Thats why I’m not worried about being a top artist like yourself, coz a bad photo af my works are always an improvement on the original! HA HA!
This is perfect. Hugs to ya!
Lynda Robinson replied

You do make me laugh Wayne!!!!! Thanks for a magic comment! Hugs back to ya.
thepaintedsoul

AYE, I can almost smell the pastures and meadows of your fine Australian countryside. Love the earnest look on his face, especially they way it’s wrapped into his brow. Beautiful Lynda. : >D
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps for a great comment TPS.
Colombe Cambo...

Lynda, the number of comments on your work shows how talented you are. This is an incredible portrait, Alan must be a very proud man to have been immortalised by you. The light falling on the jumper and the face and the hat is so incredibly natural. His face is especially interesting.
Do you use pastel pencils a lot in the fine details?
Lynda Robinson replied

Many thanks for a such a lovely comment Colombe. (Alan hasn’t seen it yet, so I hope he will like it)!!!! Yes, I do use pastel pencils usually towards the end and very lightly. (I find they are a bit hard). I also use paper stumps which I rub into the soft pastel and apply fine details with them. I also occasionally crush the pastel into powder and use the stumps to apply it!
BigD
Lynda Robinson replied

WOW!!!! – Thank you so much for the feature BigD!!!!
Anthony Comella

Top shelf work young lady!!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much Anthony.
sundawg7

....and here’s your other well deserved feature. No doubt Alan will be most pleased with your masterful skilled portrait of him. Hugs & XX, Ron
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks heaps Ron. Lovely to hear from you.
RajeevKashyap

Fabulous Work!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much Rajeev.
Scott d'Almeida

outstanding,
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much once again Scott. VEry kind of you to visit my work, and I really do appreciate your interest and your comments.
Carolyn Bishop

Awesome portrait, Lynda! Wow!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you once again Carolyn. You are such a support.
Debbie Schiff

Lynda….. this is truly remarkable! A true master at work again. I am in total awe of your ability with this medium. WOW!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you so much for a really great comment Debbie. Very much appreciated.
gra123

Nice stuff Lynda,
……..........Were on at the Tap Gallery shortly, so maybe catchya, Graham.
Please forward to everyone who loves visual arts and performance!!!

Greetings! I’d like to invite you to a group art exhibition “ALIVE” featuring 40 Artists and performers @ TAP gallery, 278 Palmer st Darlinghurst – HUGE opening night celebration Saturday 3rd October , 6 – 10PM
The show is an experiment in positive creativity and communication brought to you by Alive Media Australia
Please find below all the details. The event website is up located at www.alivemedia.com.au the opening celebration will be broadcast live from TAP gallery at the same website.
The exhibition runs for 2 weeks, from 29th Sept to Oct 10. Hope to see you there! Thanks and peace.
Tell everyone! This is gonna be fun. ENTRY IS FREE!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks for the nice comment Graham and for all that information re: the Tap Gallery! Sound really really exciting, but unfortunately I am at the wrong end of Australia to be able to attend! I wish you heaps of luck!!!!
Norah Jones

Great portrait Lynda.
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you Nora.
gra123

No worries Lynda…........maybe some other time. Graham.
kirandeep

What ever d camera says…,PORTRAIT is jst awesome nice details n colours grt work done …..:)
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you kirandeep. Your comment is greatly appreciated.
Lorenzo Castello

Great!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thanks again Lorenzo. xo
JennyArmitage

You do fantastic portraiture. I love the facial expression.
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you for a lovely comment Jenny – sorry for the delay in response!!!!
Stephen Thomas

Outstanding Portrait!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you very much Stephen. I really appreciate your interest in my work.
Diana-Lee Saville
Barbara Brown

Beautiful work Lynda!
Lynda Robinson replied

Thank you for taking the time to leave me a comment Barbara. Very much appreciated.