Reviewing and Refining Ideas

My painting of a study by Piet Van Den Boog

After exploring different medias and looking at a varied range of artist, I decided to produce an outcome inspired by Piet Van Den Boog. I started by taking photos in a similar style to his paintings. Although I was trying to portray a similar theme as Van Den Boog, I still wanted to continue looking at the elder face.






















I chose this particular photo because of the way the head this tilted backward, bringing focus on the wide eyes. I used the same technique, using a flat paint brush, and similar colour palette as Piet Van Den Boog.








I'm happy with the final outcome, I really enjoyed painting in this style, one I wouldn't have particularly chosen to paint with before. If I were to change or refine my portrait I would have painted the background darker with more shadows which would better link the outcome to the artist that inspired me.