This portrait is initially captivating because of its calm: a neutral face, with no apparent expression, almost impassive. Yet around this inner silence, everything explodes in colour. Vivid, raw brushstrokes invade the surface, clashing and intertwining, like a firework display that refuses to be uniform.
It is this opposition that makes the work so powerful: behind an apparent immobility lies a teeming universe, an energy that overflows. The model's gaze, direct and straightforward, confronts us with the duality that we all carry within us: the fragile balance between serenity and chaos, between restraint and effervescence.
More than a portrait, it's a mirror of our own condition. We show the world calm, controlled faces, but within us burns an infinite palette of emotions and desires. This work invites us to embrace this contrast, to celebrate the inner richness that makes us profoundly human.
It's a strong, colourful portrait that won't go unnoticed. It takes centre stage! I hope it captivates your senses as much as it did mine when I created it!
SlowDad is my artist name. I'm a Frenchman who lived in Sweden for many years, but is now back in Occitanie, in the south of France.
I create all my work by drawing and painting digitally. I draw my inspiration from the light and warmth of my native region,..
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Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany