Mongolian Meeting

I think you did as the light from the MT shines in

AHHHHH…. so good to see you here… your art is incredible no matter where i see it… : )

yes… so happy to see you here, chris… welcome to rb and happy stay~ :D

WOW! Love it! Cheers, RVG

TRULY AMAZEING WORK,ONE CAN ALMOST READ THEIR THOUGHTS.

Chris, just added you to my watchlist. I’m very impressed with your ability to handle sharp contrasts, and yet keep the richness in your colors. This is an amazing piece. Welcome to RB.

Chris, this is so fantastic….I was drawn to the way you painted the ‘light’....
just inspiring!
Cathy

This is a great piece, at first sight I even thought it was a photo! You have achieved a beautiful light & shade range, the composition is great, it drives the eyes all across the image, the faces are stunningly precise and expressive… Bravo!

Wonderful capture of facial expressions – sense of tension is great.

This reminds me of Norman Rockwell
Very well done!!

Great painting !! :)

extraordinary piece, so well captured with the expressions on their face!

Really beautifull work !

beautiful work!

Wow….beautiful painting Chris!!! Exquisitly done! :)

What a fabulous painting! You really have captured the spirit of these people….

nice! this is really “Socialist realism” style!)

This is a masterpiece! What amazingly, expressive faces!!! The light is stunning and I really like the placement of the man in the middle with his compelling eyes, beautifully painted hands and the light on the side of his face. The viewers’ eye is drawn to him first, and then we travel around to all the other faces. Well done Chris. 10/10 and a favourite!

This is really really good! absolutely great!!! I lived in mongolia many years ago and recongize the look!!! Wow!

wow….this is amazing!

Amazing work….just fantastic.

incredible….brilliant in your way of expressing their shown interest…..tilted heads, and raised necks…great job..

How did u get so many expressions? absolutely awesome!

hahahaha… fantastic answer Chris!... I deserved it… I was clean bowled by yr this art… awesome you are my favorite

You’ve captured the color, lighting and expressions in great detail. I like your art
work very much.

Your portrait work is lovely, great image :)

Two ‘S’ words… stunning and sensitive. You must have a wonderful soul.

Wow!!

Chris, your work is outstanding! Brilliant detail. The lighting and the facial expressions….WOW! I’m so glad you dropped by my gallery so that I could get to see your work. Cheers!

This is stunning work, i love the way you have painted the light touching their skin, love your colour pallet too…instant fav….........anna : )

This is great. I love the intense looks on their faces. You are a very talented artist. A fave, as I’ve just finished reading the secret history about Genghis Khan.I bet these faces haven’t changed in thousands of years….just the clothes.

GREAT GREAT ARTWORK.THE EMOTION,THE CULTURE,I TRULY LOVE IT.

DALUNE

Astonishing work!

Stunning work

Its excellent!!

Wonderful work. I think that you succeeded way above your expectations.

I like this. Great faces one and all each telling a story. Then there is the light and then the mystery of what they are looking at. Nice work!

I’d love to be able to paint like this.

Photorealism IS a style my friend … I admire your talent.

That’s how I felt after doing all my earlier pen and ink scenic work.

great work.

W O W

I like this work! :-)

How on earth do you learn to paint light like that. I wish you could give me some painting lessons. B

Holy crap, this is good! You are right, the richness of the colors, the variety of the lighting, etc all make for a great piece!

Impeccable technique! Stunning light and so expressive faces!

Ha! Only my mom ever called me Kenny!

oh, no biggie, I just thought it was funny.

This is very reminisent of “The Potato Eaters” to me well done
-Ben

supah art and soooo much work in it tooowow a keeper

well crafted canvas with excellent caputre of emotions and powerful composition and brilliant use of color and sutle tones mate

Every subject is perfection. Seven paintings within a painting. Your hands are blessed.

My goodness, this is so good. So much detail, the expressions on the faces and the texture and folds of the fabrics. Awesome.

Hello again chris I must congratulate you on this masterpiece, it’s the sort of painting you look at and think , man I wish I could paint that. Brilliant. Rob

This is just awsome..love the information that went with this great life painting:)

fantastic piece!

Congratulations on a really highly deserved challenge win with this amazing painting Chris.

Congratulations on winning the PiMT challenge

You and your work will be featured for a week.

Chris congratulations on your challange in…this work is exceptional and I am not at all surprised it should be recognised as such.

We have a lot in common, I lived in Asia for a while and my passion for painting faces is one that draws me to scenes like this,normally I will paint one or two faces in detail and then slightly work loose on the others so I am completely fascinated in your stunning detail here which demands incredible skill at an artists hand.

Well done and I am thrilled to see your compositions and paintings.

Jean

Wow! This is a stunning piece. My attention was brought here by the “painters of modern times” group. I just wanted to add my sincere congratulations to you Chris. You work is exemplary. I learn something new each time I take the time to study your work.

Very beautiful painting. Great rendition and mastery.

I am in awe – this is wonderful!

Wow! This is riveting! Something ( yoda-like ) in that central figure.

Congratulations on winning the challenge Chris :)) this is really Awesome work my friend :)

AMAZING !!

Wonderful!!! Thank you : )

Superb in every way!
The contrast between the central old man who’s heard it all before and the young guys on the left is just great.

outstanding work Chris, this is magnificent !!

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Brilliant art Chris,a masterpeace,I know you enjoyed putting this together.

wow this is amazing… awesome artwork

love the light coming out of the door! very nice

oh my god your command of light is fantastic! I keep imagining them to get up and walk in to my lounge any minute, well done!

The canvas seems infused with the paint/light rather than applied.
How do you do this Chris?

beyond the amazing light and beauty, it is so very impressive! i can stay so long only looking at this painting… and it won’t be enough.

Well, I can see this work is not short of compliments – well deserved! :o)

el manejo de la luz le dá una calidez a la escena que resulta inborrable en la memoria… muy bueno

... me gusta el toque de suspención de la escena, eso es muy rico en tus obras

excellent

men in middle – thinking about ???? 10+

thought I had commented, sorry Chris.. this is a masterpiece… pure and simple!
believe you can draw, paint anything in any style with the same awesome artistic feelI… extraordinary work!!

believe me I’d admired this painting many times also Rosewood faved both..
no, this I checked after reading your curious rejection post.. just will make one
point there are times in any field when some individuals feel very intimidated by another individual’s genius. This could definitely be the case in your situation! Dismiss this group as an irritation with the contempt they deserve. Move on, Chris
with the full support of the ton of artists above…woops sorry, a trite wordy!

absolutely wonderful portrait…amazing detail, light, interest ….definitely a masterpiece!

Amazing & remarkable work….! What a capture.

love these guys beautiful expressions and the story behind it. its wonderful Chris!!

Wonderful work of art.
I had 3 young men from Mongolia at my dinner table in the US a few years ago. They were very fine people, just learning English, and with an American translator. All 4 were missionaries. It was a great dinner.

All I can say is awesome work. Well done

instant fav…. cheers

This is fabulous! i love how i want to look from face to face and back again! Just brilliant!!

This is next level! I love how everyone has a different story on their face. So much feeling and mood. I feel like I’m there, the environment is so real.

Whole lotta soul – great job!

Wow what an incredible piece of art !

what beautiful lighting!
your command of the canvas is awesome!

Its a wonderful piece and the paint captures the spirit and energy of these souls as only paint can…masterful

Aloha Chris, this is a very beautiful work of art. You are wonderfully talented. Please add this to the group.

Great painting Chris. The reflected light in the foreground really lights up the work. The characters are beautifully portrayed. A very complex work.

superb ,,,,,, piece chris.,..... can smell the sand and those expressions….

a lot of talent combined with a lot of hard work …. and it works…. terrific job….
top notch