ericthornton Posted 20 June , 2009 Share Posted 20 June , 2009 I tried a different slant to illustrating the well known image of Mother Canada. It didn't come out as I'd hoped and I'm not happy with the face but thought I'd post it anyway. I also took the liberty of adding a tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilinsky Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 Art critic: a) The face is too unfinished and not compatible with the contouring and shading of the body overall The upper body appears to be too masculine and this is NOT due to normal vantage point foreshortening - too bulky or massive - look or relook at the chest area c) Overall toning and shadows and highlights need considerable work Professor Master Painter John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 For whatever it is worth, my opinion is that I like it My impression is that in 1914-18 most couples married young and had families right away. What I mean to say here is that, the mothers of the fallen would themselves, in many cases, be only about 40 years old Also, most women were very hard working; e.g., I remember my own mother washing clothes before the arrival of one of those new-fangled electric machines (we called the original, a poss-tub, and operating it involved a lot of upper-body action, perhaps leading to the physical form in your illustration) To these eyes, your picture rings true Regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bulloch Posted 25 June , 2009 Share Posted 25 June , 2009 As someone that has no artistic skill of any kind, and can manage to b*****ks up painting by numbers!! For what it is worth I like it. There is that gaunt sorrow full look of deep deep mourning and grief. Yes! I like it... Well done Eric. Aye Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericthornton Posted 26 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Thanks guys...all comments valued. John, I wasn't happy with the face myself but had changed it several times to an extent that further work would have ruined the whole painting so in the end had to leave it as is but agree the tone is darker than the body and doesn't quite look right. I would though defend the torso. The drawing was taken from a photograph I took at the Vimy site and is a reasonable representation of the scupture. There are several photos of the monument on this forum taken from a similar position that I believe also show the figure to be lean in appearance. cheers, ET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salesie Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 I'm not a master of anything, least of all art - but if that upper-body is too masculine then it's time I had the operation and gave up being a man. Cheers-salesie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl of Berkhamsted Posted 26 June , 2009 Share Posted 26 June , 2009 Dear Eric, Beautiful use of light and foreshorting. The tear works well. Regards, EoB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bulloch Posted 27 June , 2009 Share Posted 27 June , 2009 I have been looking at the real thing, and to be honest! I don't think you could capture the look any better. Aye Rob. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterhogg Posted 27 June , 2009 Share Posted 27 June , 2009 I would leave it as is. Beautiful composition. peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted 27 June , 2009 Share Posted 27 June , 2009 I like it as it is - only thing I would suggest is a shadow on the hand to the face. Nice job IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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