Roller blinds
Size, medium, technique, year
49x59 cm, Oil on canvas, Sfumato with multiple glazes/scumbles, 2020
Getting a new toy, like black out roller blinds for the guest bedroom inspires new creations, like a portrait painted from life under candle light. Candle light was often used in the old days, as the flickering warm flame was said to be flattering to the subject. Between a photograph of the subject, and a mirror, to wrap my own skin colour around the subject turned this into a self portrait of someone else.