Sadhu Painting

What a lovely thing to say. Thankyou so much.

Hey Mr Branco, thanks for your comment.

I would love to get a decent digital SLR at somepoint to take photos of my work. Hopefully if I sell some paintings, I could buy one!

Hey Lauren, thanks for commenting.

The gold paint on his forehead was pretty tuff to get right, but I think it turned out ok.

Thanx a lot Keto. It was definately good practice.

The beard is probably the worst part of the painting. To be fare, the scan over-exposed the whites. They’re not so bright in real life, but I may add some glazes to tone it down a bit.

Thanks for commenting MoonSpiral!

Hey Charles, thanx for your kind words.

Hi Sandy, thanks for your kind words.

I really enjoyed painting this. It was my first portrait (obviously it’s not my first painting!) so I’m pleased with the results. His eyes were definately one of the main reasons I chose the reference in the first place.

I’m not sure of the dates for the exhibition yet, but it will probably be at Centrespace (www.centrespacegallery.com) which is in Bristol City Centre. I might also be having a solo exhibition in Bristol at some point next year, and hopefully one in London (but that’s all a bit Hush-Hush at the mo!).

Some much work, so little time!

I will definately post something in the forum when it’s time to start promoting the exhibition.

Have a good day.

Scott

Hey Brandon, thanks for your comment, it’s really appreciated.

Thanks a lot!

Thanks man.

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Thanks Rhinovangogh, or is that Rhino for short?

Hey Mukesh, thanks for your comment.

Thanks a lot Astrid. I really wanna do some more but I need a few hundred pounds worth of materials first! Plus before I buy a tonne of acrylic paint, I wanna have a go at oils.

Thanks David. I really enjoyed painting it. I can’t wait to start on the main series. I’ve got about 10 to do, and they’re all gunna be much bigger, atleast 16×20 inches. Which friend said to look at it? Tell them thanks from me would ya!

No worries Jordan, I swear far to much anyway! Glad you like it. Take it easy dude.

Thanku. I’m looking foward to painting them. I wanna do 1 a month, but can’t start just yet. no money, no paint.

Rich & Famous??? LMFAO. That’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard. I like it. I might try it!!

Hey Gingy. Thanks for the comment. The beard only really looks this stark because of the terrible scan. It’s much softer in real life. Glad you like it.

Thanks a lot Petra. I think I must be the most patient man in the World cause this was 40 hours of pretty hard work! The hardest bits were actually working out what colours to mix, and also how to use my brush to get the marks that I wanted. I think it turned out OK. The beard’s a bit rubbish. I’m my own worst critic!

WHOOP WHOOP!!! Thanks a bunch!

Thanks a lot for commenting Jo. I hope it goes well too. I really need this to start my career. Fingers crossed!

Thanx. Notevole means remarkable doesn’t it? That’s a very nice thing to say. Grazie mille!!

Thanks a lot Paul. The eyes are always the most important aspect of any portrait, in my opinion.

Thanks a lot. I’m just about to start a new painting. I thought I’d do something I’ve never done before, so I’m doing a potrait of a Cassowary. They’re really funny looking birds – kind of like a tropical looking turkey!!

Cool congrats.
I think they’d get on like a house on fire!!

Glad you like his eyes, I spent the best part of a day on them!

Hey carol, thanks for your comment.
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It’s funny but if I look at the reference now, my image looks nothing like the guy in the photo. Well, he does and he doesn’t. I didn’t want to copy what I saw, I just wanted to take elements from the photo which I thought were important, and ended up creating this new identity, this new person, that for all I know doesn’t actually exist! He may do but we’ll never know. Check back soon cause I’ve just started a new painting which I’m hoping will be a lot better than this. Take care!

Thanks a lot. Daftpunk are ace! Oh and FYI, we have ‘awesome’ in the UK too!!! We probably don’t say it as much as you Yanks but we do say it!! Take it easy. ;)

Hey Kafka, thanks for your kind words, that’s really appreciated. It’s a pretty exciting time for me, I can feel that my life is going to change for the better next year. Hopefully, if I sell a few paintings I’ll have more than 10 pounds a week to spend on myself, which is what it’s like at the moment!

The exhibition has changed now. Due to costs, 5 other graduates are going to show work with me, so I won’t be able to show any more than 4/5 paintings. I still want to have my own exhibition at some point but need to earn some serious cash before then.

I’ll Bubblemail everyone that’s commented on this painting and any others I do before the end of the year, when I know all the details.
Take it easy mate!

Yey! Thanks very much Anastasia. I’m so glad this painting has touched so many lives.

Brilliant, thanks a lot James!

Hey Albert, thanks a lot for saying that, it means a lot.

Thanks a lot. Appreciate the comment.

Yeah the turban was great fun to paint. It took about a day. The face, not including the beard, took about 3 days!

Thanks a lot Carole. More to come from January in the run up to my exhibition.

Thanks a lot Diana, that’s a really lovely thing to say. Have a great day!

Thanks Margaret. I’m particularly proud of his eyes. Look out for more portraits from January!

Hey Scott, thanks for your comment. I’m looking foward to doing more aswell. I’m gunna start after Christmas. Stay tuned!!

Hey Taylor. Yeah ofcourse you can use it. What do you mean by ‘crop’ though?? Do you want more of a thumbnail sized version. I could do one in Photoshop and email it to ya if you’d like, or does it have to be the same image you see here?

Thanks a lot for all your recent comments. I wasn’t completely satisfied with this one as it was the first painting in about 8 months. But atleast I know what I’d change next time. Painting the recent birds is really helping me too. I wish I did his beard a bit more like I tackled the yellow feathers of the Tucan. It would have looked a lot softer. I’m my own worst critic!

No worries. Sounds good.