Chillin’ at Folklife
As I sit here today, cringing every time the wind throws more rain on my window, I think back to the warm weekend of the Folklife festival It was such a glorious day, my dear husband and I took many photos because it seemed that everyone had come out to enjoy the music and the sunshine.
I have a weakness for handsome young men, and this guy showed so much verve that I had to make a portrait of him. I took his photo to save for a time that I could sit down and paint him. And here he is, showing his sartorial splendor and his wonderful attitude. This is republished from 2012.
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Categories: bicycling, biographical, landscapes, nature
Now “that” is ART!!!!
Move over Renoir…
great work!! happy PPF
I like the freedom in the brushstrokes in this. Nice use of colour.
Liz
Wonderful painting! Your style of putting in so much detail without losing focus on the central character is lovely.
wow… this post made my way in more ways than you’ll even imagine 😀 great portrait
i totally love your fresh and loose style and the details I see!!
Lovely portrait and painting.
Imagine if the fellow comes upon his portrait one day down the road …a beautiful gift.
You did a FAB job. Wow. Love the detail you created without lines even. Nice job. 🙂
This is a very fun painting! I think you did a great job capturing this guy’s attitude.
really cool!
Quality painting ~ love it! ~namaste, carol (A Creative Harbor) Happy PPF
ps. word verification on my blog should be off ~ please let me know if it isn’t ~ thanks.
It’s great to be able to reminisce with a painting. Yours is lovely. You definitely captured his attitude and the fun of the day! Happy PPF!
Wonderful portrait and such great, sunny weekend atmosphere! <3
Beautiful painting and post!
You most definitely captured his personality!
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Happy PPF!!
Mary
Mixed-Media Map Art
What a beautiful portrait! Love it 🙂
He is great! He almost looks like a bigger, heavier set Brad Pitt. Worth capturing indeed!
What a great painting!! i love that nothing is too detailed… and even in the painting, I can tell he’s handsome. 🙂 That folklife festival sounds like it would be right up my alley. xoxo
You have captured him well…love all of the details.
Great painting.
Happy PPF!
Sheri Cook/Happy Horse Studio
Yeah handsome young men kind of bring a smile to my face too. Wonderful painting.
Nicole/Beadwright
What a stunning painting. Love the details – right down to the converse star!
Great portrait! You did such a terrific job capturing his attitude, right down to the red Converse.
Stunning – your painting has such feeling to it- so happy! Glad the festival was rain free!
Very good, and very worked details. Saludos
What a wonderful painting! This must have been a wonderful day outside.
what a cool guy! I love your soft colours… great art!
wow this is a fabulous painting and can see why you painted him…….woo hoo. Happy PPF and enjoy the weekend, Annette x
this is really gorgeous, i love your watercolour style, you make it look effortless and what a great pose he was in for you to capturefor posterity!
Wow! That is fabulous! 🙂
Fantastic job! I love how you captured the background activity but he still stands out.
Rinda
This is a wonderful picture – so evocative of your day at Folklife.
oops, I meant “job”
How nice of him to allow you to paint him. You did a fabulous job. Love the way you painted the light. 🙂
What a wonderful jog, Mimi. I enlarged it so I could really enjoy all the layering of color. Really amazing atmosphere and wonderful attitude of your young “dude”! I think he knows he is a “Babe”!
You’ve captured this beautifully, love the red tennis shoes! Happy Paint Party Friday! #5 ~Robin Panzer Art Studio 33
Great portrait. . . I enjoy looking at him. Blessings, Janet PPF
Very nice painting!
Sartorial splendor indeed! I usually make up stories about people who look interesting, and this man does look like he leads an interesting life!
Nice painting Mimi.
Hello!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog the other day. I hesitated to sign the food blog up for the
A-Z Challenge, but now I’m really glad that I did! Your work is beautiful! The colors are so atmospheric. And the folklife festival looks like it was fun!
Enjoy the Challenge! I’m looking forward to reading as many posts as I can!
Nice to meet you,
Jen
You are so talented. That young man may grow old and grey, but you have captured his youth and physicality for all time. I scrolled down your site, and will enjoy visiting you. Susan
I took this photo a few years ago. I do not know his name. The only exchange we had was smiles.
Wow, you truly captured him. (You are soooo talented.) He is an engaging young man. His expression is life itself. Does he know you painted his portrait? Gosh, what a forever gift your portrait would be from someone in his family.
I love folklife, it’s neat to know that you were there too. I’m glad you like him.
Oh! I’m in love…again!!! He is a darling thing, Mimi, and YOU! did a marvelous portrait of him. I’ve attended that Folklife Festival (in my ancient past) and fallen in love with the Marimba bands. Thanks for the memories!