Old Friends
by Susan Lafleur
Title
Old Friends
Artist
Susan Lafleur
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
Old friends, sit on their park bench like bookends...
Once upon a time, I had a small art studio. Just outside was a tiny park in which there was a park bench. You can see a vine-covered concrete wall in shadows of the background.These 2 old men sat on that bench nearly every day, so one day I asked them if I could take their picture. This painting is the result of that polaroid. It is done with a build-up of washes, so some of the detail is the pencil showing through. I love these old geezers. They've been easy to live with these past 40 or so years. (The original painting is 18x24)
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Featured in the following FAA groups:
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Collectors Gallery, 03/24/17
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Collectors Gallery, 10/23/16
500 Views Share Group, 08/09/16
Collectors Gallery, 08/01/16
Lady Photographers, 04/29/16
Images That Excite You, 04/29/16
Painting The Old Way, 05/07/16
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April 28th, 2016
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Comments (73)
Gary F Richards
Outstanding composition, lighting, shading, color and artwork! F/L … voted for this piece in the contest A DOUBLE PORTRAIT
Femina Photo Art By Maggie
CONGRATULATIONS! Your excellent work is featured on the home page of Pretty in Pink Blue or Purple! I invite you to post it in the features thread. l/f
Amy E Fraser
Susan, I love your old geezers! Your description is fabulous, so full of personality and a great peek into your life. Excellent painting!
Joy McKenzie
Susan, I absolutely LOVE this! That soft, faded pallet, maybe a little faded like these older gentlemen....is so perfect. Little details like the grosgrain ribbon on the hat, the "undershirt" under the outer shirt...just add so much. I love their expressions too! Wonderful! F/L/follow
Debra Lynch
I absolutely love this one Susan, it reminds me of down home where the elderly would sit on the Court House Bench out front and swap stories, I loved going home and driving through town just to see those old friends hanging out there. :) L/F
Norm Starks
Susan, you've done a terrific job of capturing these old guys' character in this fantastic painting! Excellent work. L/F
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