I did this 3 hour portrait of my girlfriend recently after moving into a new studio. Its a small space, so I had her reading in a chair right in front of me, with the canvas taped to the wall next to her (normally i would paint smaller on a pochade or french box). It gave it a really interesting perspective being right up next to the model and looking down at an angle. A proximity you wouldn’t normally get with a formally hired model. Its bigger and looser than i usually paint – about 4ft tall or so. I’ve re-enrolled at Sydney’s one and only atelier type school for 3 days a week. Really excited to go back to a structured environment after so many years freelancing on my own! Hope to be doing a lot more of these sorts of paintings in my own time over the term.
Hope you like :)
About Adam Paquette
Creative Director at Epiphany Games, Director and Creative Director of Silverpoint Studios. Passionately engaged in the accumulated arts of human connection and deeply moved by the revelation of human potential!
I really like it man :) great to hear that you are going to go to ashtons as well, seems like a good school!
the cloth pattern is intriguing, what animal is that ?
Nothing in particular, just a patterned scarf from bali. I played with it a bit for a more interesting rhythm. Just playing w/ abstraction around the face.
great stuff! I had dinner with Dan Dos Santos and we were wondering what you are getting up to. I’m jealous you have time to take classes!
ah that’s pretty sick man. and Giant! I’m glad you’re doing the fundamentals at the atelier, you’re going to go from really good to ridiculous.