I think a blue background in that same style would have been much nicer.

His face is very well done.

much better, and some green as noted. Red for the Welsh is good, yes. Thanks for replying.

The portrait is interesting, a good likeness
but the mass of red is overwhelming. Like El Greco's cardinal mixed with a Francis Bacon work or something.

I saw Charles, once, in person. He actually has a very pleasant face. He does not photograph well so portraits might be a better representation.

Also saw Queen Elizabeth, at a distance of about 2 feet, twice. This was back when it seemed like all of the photographs of her had her looking very 'dignified'. In person she was very attractive. She had the most beautiful skin and brilliant blue eyes. She was smiling and laughing as she interacted with the crowds. Those are some of my favorite memories.

as a student I saw Queen Elizabeth at an outdoor event in Cambridge. She looked very well with those good features and so dignified. In the US at a work event for the BBC, Lady Jane Wellesley was there. A very pretty young woman who dated Charles briefly.

In a costume museum in Bath, I saw a day dress of Princess Margaret on display that was so small it looked like it was for a child. Those ladies are small, the Queen Mum too.

In NY, 1940s my mother and grandmother saw the Duke of Windsor in a motorcade. That was before his unsavory relationships with Hitler and other Nazis were widely known.

His uniform is lost in all that red & his head almost floats. Draw a few horns on him...

Not a fan.

...switch over to abstracts instead?

distinction of going way out on this work. Charles is a traditionalist, in his formal role which makes the effort even stranger.

Other Royal portraits featured in the article are well done and conventional, naturally.

Eta, the detail of the uniform is interesting from the ptg. closeup in the article.

> 'Yeo says he wanted the painting to be distinctive and a break with the past. He was aiming for something personal.'

...I thought portraits were supposed to glorify the subject, not the artist.

something that would haunt you. In dim light it must be spooky as heck.

All hail the Red King!