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Title :Dickie Bird Study
Oil on Canvas
Private Collection
20 x 24 inches
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"This started out life as a head sketch for the main portrait I did of
Dickie, but I ended up completing it, but leaving it looser than perhaps I normally would. Quite often when men are painted (especially in a head and shoulders portrait), they prefer this style, as it can seem less posed and static. The loose brush work around the edges and the free background seem to add a more dynamic hint.
I think Dickie looks very watchful in this- it seems to have caught that
"never miss a trick" glint! Presumably it is this very aspect that made him a great umpire! I found Dickie to be like this all the time - always observing and alert. " |
