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The Open-hearted Dubliner Artwork
United Kingdom
Mixed Media, Painting on Other
Size: 14.7 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
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CREATION 'The Open-hearted Dubliner' looks into the eyes, perhaps the heart of the subject. Open, trusting and relaxed, we see her lovely gaze. My aim was to capture the subject's charm and empathy, without swamping her in passivity – she's an active person. This was a speculative portrait, based on a series of photos, which I cut up to make a composite model, before painting. The location is her home in rural England. We enjoyed good steady window-light for this sitting, which provided superb neutral colours. I had started at this point to experiment with pushed colours, building on the subject's character and energy as a pointer for colour. CLOSEUP To see the textural detail of this work and especially the eyes close up, go to the web address below, where I've loaded a 10 x 5 inch detail shot: www.saatchionline.com/art/Digital-Painting-The-Open-hearted-Dubliner/325784/1388410. Just cut and paste this address into your browser address bar to view it. MATERIALS This digital painting is printed onto Hahnemuhle Photorag, an acid-free 100% cotton-based heavy art paper with a fibrous finish, guaranteed to archival standards. It's supplied un-mounted, so you can frame as you wish. OPTIONAL FRAMING AND PROTECTION If you wish, the work can be protected with a matt acrylic seal, extending its life and protecting it from UV (extra $22). Further, if you prefer a ready-to-hang work, I can have it professionally mounted on a modern aluminium substrait, completely air-sealed behind perspex, protecting the work from scuffs or damage, further extending its archival life and supply a wall-fixing subframe. My London framers are top quality. This costs an extra $272. To order this, simply message me via Saatchi, and I will revise the total price, deliveries and contract on this page accordingly before you buy. PORTAIT SERIES This work is part of the Portrait Series, a collection of larger commissions and portfolio works, made largely in 2011/12.
Details & Dimensions
Mixed Media:Painting on Other
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:14.7 W x 20 H x 0.1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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United Kingdom
I'm a Scottish artist working mainly in digital oils and acrylics. I paint both abstract figurative paintings and portraits, and I'm the son of Edinburgh artist James Cumming. I've developed my own digital painting and canvas techniques - I have digital brushes with custom behaviours, and I use digital canvases and textures that borrow from a subject's location or environment. I work with local and natural materials as much as possible, because they bring a reality to the final work. My interests include changing states, symbology and dualities. The way moments, actions or roles can carry differing perspectives, sometime conflicting, sometimes complementing. The expression of mood or intent can arise through not just colour but texture, costume or gesture. Every collector deserves a work that fills the eye, that reveals more of itself over time, that uplifts. We're all so busy we rarely notice the best moments in our day, or those of our friends, so my reward as an artist is to dwell on those, to articulate our deeds and thoughts so we can see how wonderful they really are.
www.Working-Beautifully.co.uk www.FacingTheLight.org www.RealThingPortraits.com
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