Elianna and Rafi are to marry this year. They commissioned my wife Pamela and I to paint a simultaneous portrait of them. Pamela my partner in this bifurcated experiment. Two artists two portraits - I was trying to put this pair of portraits together on the screen. Call me romantic the bride (fomerly of Abbott Avenue South now Brooklyn NY) and the groom we know nothing about him or I don't ,save he had Red Wing boots . Just more New York and Brooklyn. More to follow.
The final item is the preferred state of affairs for my double portrait (Elianna left Rafi right),bride left groom right. 2013
Feb. 13 - jpg with Pamela Gaard's portraits of Ellie and Rafi in center of installation with my larger portraits at ends of horizontal installation (in studio) this is ideal configuration for showing our differences in portrait making. And showing how different artists (even artists who live under the same roof) see different things whilst looking at the same model at the same time. Sitting 2.20 hrs plus finishing which can taken longer/ Pamela uses photos from model to finish, I don't usually depend on photos but I look at them and often my photos are better portraits than my paintings.This photo of Elianna I think is better than the painting, albeit in a different way. It blends my installation ideas with my portraiture ideas in a seamless and clear manner. Final inclusion is jpeg of Pamela's portraits closer larger, her Rafi is very good, the spatial effect is great using really very high contrast and very delicate color choices she gets a sort of iconic look like an ancient Greek. What sense anyone makes of our portrait experiment I can't say but I do think it's brought Pamela and I closer and given us a common language.