My first thought was Walt Whitman, then I looked at the other comments and noticed I was not alone in that perception. :) As fragile as a sand painting, but yet is a strongly recognizable character, even a story - the brow conveys pain and long experience to me.
My first thought was Walt Whitman, then I looked at the other comments and noticed I was not alone in that perception. :) As fragile as a sand painting, but yet is a strongly recognizable character, even a story - the brow conveys pain and long experience to me.
First impression is: -"I'm seeing Him!"
I think this image depends completely from the viewer. The viewer here is the main composer with freedom to build the details of the face until he's seeing what would like to see. For sure is a strong suggestive image with power to stimulate many minds. I would touch just a liiiittle in the eyes with liquify to give them a powerful presence.
A beautiful, classic, subtle chiaroscuro rendition. ShannonLee's Leonardo da Vinci remark makes a connection, I think the subtle frame takes nothing away from this.
this looks like it is taken from an Old Master's painting...as though this man were a "face it he crowd" but you deicded to focus on him. Very nicely done!
umm, I don' thtink the border adds much though :)
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