Painted from life.
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<center><a href="https://leegordonseebach.com/workszoom/2425558">”Ray”</a> 20"x16"” (#2350) oil on panel
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### Painting Portraits
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Probably the most difficult subject to capture in paint is a human being's face.  John Singer Sargent, the great portrait painter and one of my role models, said, "A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth."  I think he said this in jest, but perhaps was half serious, too.  You're going for a "likeness," and that's a  damned hard thing to do well. I feel that if I can nail one I should kiss my brushes.

With "Ray," I think I nailed him exactly.  At least, this is how he looked to me.  Someone else might feel differently, and perhaps find something wrong with his mouth.


Have a fabulously beautiful day today and every day!

Liberty 😀  Peace ☮️  Love ❤️


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<center>And yes, the rumor is true: I've been known to pick a mean five-string Bluegrass banjo.  Shown here with my Gibson Mastertone RB250.  "You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take the country out of the boy."</center>
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