This portrait is one of the first paintings you see when entering the exhibition of Vincent Valdez' work. There is something about his portraits, and I don't know what it is, but they just hold me. When standing in front of them, I am just drawn to stand there and study them. I can't take my eyes off them, and that's a wonderful thing!
This is the second portrait and it is five feet away from the first one and it has the same effect on me as well..
And this one was the most powerful one of all! It is such a joy to be drawn into a painting like this. We look at paintings hoping to be moved by what we see, I guess, and I was moved by all three of these. This entire exhibit was so powerful by what it showed me and what I experienced.
2 comments:
These are good paintings. He does a wonderful job with expressions and for me, I look and wonder what is this person thinking, what is going on in their world? Art is wonderful and always interesting to try to interpret what the artist is trying to share or convey or the story he/she trying to tell. Trace
He is an incredible painter. I was drawn to how he positions their hands. These are all so different. Betsey
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