Comments on: If you could have any painter, dead or alive, paint a portrait of you, who would you choose?

By: It's opinion I .

It's opinion I . — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:23:59 +0000

Salvador Dali. I think it would look pretty interesting.
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By: haryooo

haryooo — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:52:59 +0000

Rolf Harris
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By: sweetie_tdp

sweetie_tdp — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:32:59 +0000

For me it’s a toss up between Johannes Vermeer and Vincent Van Gogh.

Vermeer and his technique of layering the pigment made for portraits with incredible depth. His shading and use of light was also extraordinary.

http://essentialvermeer.20m.com/catalogue/girl_with_a_pearl_earring.htm

On the other hand, Van Gogh and his unique style of spackling the thick pigment on the canvas gives a 3D feel to his paintings. Seeing one live, the paint literally stands an inch off of the canvas. I think it would be something different to have a portrait of yourself you literally want to reach out and touch.

http://www.artfund.org/artwork/4060/portrait-of-alexander-reid
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By: rachel

rachel — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:08:59 +0000

Veermer
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By: shahbarak

shahbarak — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:21:59 +0000

Degas. He had the rare ability to produce not only a likeness capturing the living gesture of the subject, but also produce a painting which could stand on its own as a great work of art, reflecting something universal about being human, whether one was interested in the sitter or not. That is portraiture at its best. Cezanne could do it too, though he did it for landscape mostly, achieving something even Monet did not always achieve. And of course, there’s Goya – though I still think I’d prefer to be portrayed by Degas.
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Painting, and looking at paintings, and discussing them with painter friends, especially portrait painters.

By: maggie

maggie — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:59:59 +0000

jean dubuffet because he drew people based on their personalities rather than their looks and i’d rather be known for my personality of a good person rather than anything else
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Art History Class

By: Carmen

Carmen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:53:59 +0000

my art teacher's husband, who is a doctor. even though he's a doctor, he can really paint so much better than his wife, (art teacher). all my school mates will really agree to this. and Leonardo too. if possible, both of them.
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By: Masto

Masto — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:15:59 +0000

Leonardo da Vinci or Juan Luna
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By: GhOsTy!

GhOsTy! — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:43:59 +0000

Ummm. well Bob Ross has always been one of my favorite painters but Im not sure he paints portraits of people.
I heard he died tho.
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By: subra

subra — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 10:12:59 +0000

Raja Ravivarma
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