James Mason

James Mason © jpoulos2561

Portrait of artist jpoulos2561 (United States)
Added on May 31, 2008 00:50
Charcoal

a charcoal drawing over watercolor washes...the British actor James Mason was a fixture in many film noir thrillers, his most notable role was in North by Northwest

There are 26 comments on this portrait :

Marino63 - 31/05/08, 01:40

I admire him a lot!! Magnificent in "Lolita", unforgettable in "The fox of the desert", "A star in born",etc... Admirable JPoulos! :whip:

jpoulos2561 - 31/05/08, 01:56

oh yeah...I forgot about Lolita...thanks Marino...I was just reading about your Vilcabamba Mountains and Cerro Victoria

shahin - 31/05/08, 05:48

An exceptional work. May be I am the only person in the site that saw the first sketch of the work! The color (sepia brown) is a great choice. Recently I saw his Lolita again, but my favorite among his films is (Odd man out) from carol Reed. :clap:

jpoulos2561 - 31/05/08, 13:34

thanks Shahin...you are the only one to have seen the drawing at that stage...I think it came out better with color added :hi:

shahin - 31/05/08, 15:27

you are right :ok:

dev - 31/05/08, 09:02

very fine work......beautiful... :clap:

jpoulos2561 - 31/05/08, 13:35

thank you dev

aurelia - 31/05/08, 11:10

Wow ! The atmosphere is fantastic ! Wonderful drawing for a great actor ! :thumbup:

jpoulos2561 - 31/05/08, 13:38

thank you very much...my reference was so black...I couldn't resist adding something of a background

aurelia - 31/05/08, 15:48

You did great ! :love:

EDee - 31/05/08, 18:51

John you created another beautiful work of art. The use of color adds more depth and makes the whole piece fascinating. I love it. :clap:

jpoulos2561 - 31/05/08, 20:34

must have been influenced by the great EDee :ok:

thank you kindly :hi:

EDee - 01/06/08, 02:11

I am not great. Just an artist who loves art and appreciates the work of colleagues.

jpoulos2561 - 01/06/08, 02:19

Well, all right then. But, in fact, I have been very impressed by your use of subtle color to animate several of your otherwise somewhat monochromatic pieces...with powerful results! :ok:

EDee - 01/06/08, 02:23

Thank you very much John. I really appreciate your feedback. I like adding a touch of color somewhere in the painting which makes the piece somewhat more interesting.

jpoulos2561 - 01/06/08, 02:39

All your stuff is great anyway EDee but you occasionally use that color restraint as one of your trademarks. I love it...it's very strong.

EDee - 01/06/08, 06:37

Thanks John. I really feel honored. I see so much talent on this site that I am always amazed when someone likes what I do!

Rose - 01/06/08, 01:44

Amazing Portrait, So Very Well Done. Great Technique with So Much Natural Talent. :thumbup:

jpoulos2561 - 01/06/08, 01:49

How very kind of you to say so Rose. I love all your unique and beautifully done "Legends In Stone."

Rose - 01/06/08, 04:21

You made my day. :clap:

brainfree - 16/07/08, 08:53

Excellent, a very good look, nice depth of tone, also the facial tone is excellent. Great light across the painting, a great actor, but more important to me, a great drawing!