Friday, April 8, 2011

My First Military Commission

Here's a commission I recently finished. I thought the lighting was really striking in the photo reference I got. It was an interesting challenge to try to maintain the simplicity of the lighting across the complex grouping of the troops. Hope you like it!

















"Lieutenant-Colonel Conrad Mialkowski addressing his troops in the Mojave Desert during pre-deployment training for Kandahar." oil on canvas, 18"x 24"

Source of Reference Photo: 1 RCR Ready to Deploy
National Defence. With the permission of the Minister of Public Works and Government Services, 2010.
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8 comments:

  1. Julie in the studioApril 11, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    That is an extremely sensitive painting! Well done!(I am referring to the painting and not the content, though they both are subject to my adjective.)
    Very sophisticated.

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  2. KatieApril 11, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    Amazing work! So very detailed and the chosen colours are perfect.

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  3. sara sniderhanApril 12, 2011 at 9:37 AM

    stunning kristy! very mature and emotive

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  4. Joseph CrossApril 19, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    amazing. A Ton of emotion.
    God Bless

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  5. UnknownApril 21, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    I think you're officially a master painter. I hope I get to see this one when I get home. I'm painting in Switzerland right now. Crazy stuff.

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  6. Bruce TrewinMay 6, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    Wonderful recession and light. Amazing colour considering the subject material is drab khaki and sand!

    Bruce Trewin

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  7. Kristy GordonMay 11, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    Aww, thank you all so much!!

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  8. Bill SharpMay 17, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    Fantastic piece!

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