Emotion

The bold and warm orange color speaks volumes to me. Not one of my favorite colors when younger but nowadays it is one of my favorites. Emotional warm, fiery even passionate. Absolutely inviting.

Moody

Paul Newman such a charming man, here is an artistic take on him.

And he smiles

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter..

and

A portrait isn’t a fact but an opinion – an occasion rather than a truth.

Two other color variations with subtle changes. Rolling Stones . Keith Richards – roots music are the inspiration to these.

A portrait, to be a work of art, neither must nor may resemble the sitter… one must paint its atmosphere. ~ Umberto Boccioni

Many moods of James

Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter..

and

A portrait isn’t a fact but an opinion – an occasion rather than a truth.

Here are four opinions of how color changes the mood in a painting.

A portrait, to be a work of art, neither must nor may resemble the sitter… one must paint its atmosphere. ~ Umberto Boccioni

Walk in the dark

We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light.
~Earl Nightingale