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Hello All!
It’s been an extremely long time since my last post and my artwork has taken a turn to the surreal. I found portraits too constraining. The WIP is titled “#45” and I also posted a finished surreal pic to show the expected finished quality. As always comments and critiques are welcome I take the words of the artists here very seriously. Thanks!
Thanks! I forgot to mention the size it’s 11 x 14 on stonehenge. Here is the update with the flag and shattered earth filled in. The mirror portrait will be gridded off and done in a realistic style. I’m thinking the official “presidential” portrait will go in that mirror to represent the image some media outlets try to portray.
Thanks it’s definitely a more rewarding experience! Here is the newest update. I’ve decided on the photo where he is hugging the flag for the image in the mirror. I focused on the mushroom cloud, tooth shadows and more of the flag in this update.
Maybe a few comments will roll in with the trump mirror portrait started. I’m struggling on a title. It was for sure going to be “45”, but now I’m debating “Mirror, Mirror” and “Who’s the Fairest”. Any other suggestions would also be helpful.
Thanks for the comments Vena! The idea’s are kind of a stream of consciousness after the initial inspiration of a theme. I wanted to start a series of political portraits and I don’t much care for the stereotypical caricature so the result is a series of answers to the question, “why not?” There are no rules, no common light sources, no resource images (except for the trump hugging the flag part), no reasons to not blend one color with another. Once the basic drawing is done each piece is treated as it’s own work of art. My hope is that the final result is an overload of the visual senses. A saturation of color and imagery so in depth that one can’t help but take a step closer to the artwork.
It should be ready for Halloween and I Sooooo wish it was just a costume you could take off and be back into the real world. Unfortunately we live in a nation that my wish is not the reality.
This is really the first piece I’ve ever done that feels true for not only the execution but also the intent of the work. It takes an incredible amount of practice to refine colored pencil work to fit the compliment of it being called a “painting”, but to then have a work also show what you truly feel and not just be a photographic representation of a resource image is extremely rewarding.
Trump portrait just about done. Still a little work to do on the eye. I’m not super concerned about being absolutely true to the photo ref. Trumps face is only 3 1/2″ by 2 1/2″ on the portrait so at that small of a size I’m ok with a it being a bit “off”.
It’s finished..well pretty much just a bit of blending on the bottom and then spray. And i’ve included the WIP for the next in the series. Thanks for the comments!
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