Michael's portrait in pastel by Kim Blair



Michael
(14"x11" wax pastel on gessoed w.c. paper)

Social Media is proving to be a great source for reference photos.
I discovered Michael's selfie on Instagram and instantly (pun intended) wanted to paint him... thankfully he agreed. The bits of colour bouncing off his face gave the photo an interesting glow which I thought would be fun to try to suggest in the portrait.

It's no secret that I absolutely love colour so how could I possibly resist this deeply saturated analogous colour scheme! 



"Colour in a picture is like enthusiasm in life."
- Vincent Van Gogh






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