Gary

Quick sketches, one with fountain pen and one with a combination of brush pen, wax pastel on grained paper (21 x 21 cm). Portrait for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. Snelle schetsen, een met vulpen en een met een combinatie van penseelpen en Neocolor II waspastels. Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Julia

Portrait of Julia Kay for Julia Kay's Portrait Party on Flickr. I set out to do it as a study in pinks and purples. To break the white of the canvas I started with covering it with some shades of green, not knowing what I'd do with it later on. As the face began to take shape and colour, the green rather appealed to me just as it is, so I decided to just leave it as it is. Acrylic on canvas (30 x 40 cm). Portret voor Julia Kay's Portrait Party op Flickr.

Lucian Freud (2)

After painting a first portrait of Lucian Freud just a few days after he died (see my previous post with regard to Lucian Freud), I set out to do a second one, this time experimenting with quick broad and loose brushstrokes in combination with vivid colours. Some last-minute adjustments to the mouth and chin rather messed up the likeness it had before. I decided not to try to readjust with the risk of losing more of its previous spontaneity and just leave it as it is. Based on a photo I came across on the internet. Acrylic on canvas (30 x 40 cm).