Chuck Close

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of the hair, the cheek, the neck and below are all blurred. Just as in a photo. Linda is a middle age woman with brown curly hair and lots of make up. There are very thin lines everywhere in no specific direction, lots used under the eyes. Color is used a lot, there's red to show the make-up, white to show glare, blue shows eye shadow colors are obviously mixed to get the realistic skin tone. There is lots of value to get a realistic look for example the fading color of the make-up. The tome of this piece is a medium tone. Highlights are used in the eyes, nose, mouth, and inner cheeks. The texture is sooth. There are no specific shapes that close used, there are however Organic shapes as a result of his use of the grid. Like the curls on the hair, the oval shaped eyes, etc. There is No negative space the only possible negative space is the background, which is even shaded. The color is the strongest element there are so many blended to make such a realistic look it just draws me to ...

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