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This page contains various portraits, either done as such or incorporated into situational compositions.
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Siamese Princess with a Cat 18 X 24 in., Oil on Canvas This is a variation on a classical Thai painting with a few changes to personalize it for me. One is that the character painted is my Thai wife, Noi. Another is that this painting is set at night rather than in the day, and the cat here is not a calico as in the original. My cat was a black Burmese.
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(Tien Tse Hoa) 20 x 28 in., Oil on Canvas This is clearly the most popular and the most published painting I've done. The composition of this painting has been copied by every advertiser in the world practically. This is also the most clearly symbolic a piece as I've done. This is a portrait designed to probe the limits of perspective and emotion. This work attempts to connect the viewer with the emotional feeling of a woman trying to support a family living in another country. The portrait of a woman named Tien Tse Hoa, is set at an oblique angle and strong, complimentary colors are employed to compete for a small amount of space, which intends to create a feeling of constraint and conflict in the viewer. Her apparent strength competes with her apparent captivity, while the entire time, the window provides an escape that she refuses to use. I've attempted to relate her determination in her gaze, while the symbolism of the angel is a representation of the label placed upon her by her family, irrespective of her true feelings, which she hides. |
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Lucy on Pappasan 16 x 20 in. Oil on Canvas This is a portrait of my friend, Lucy. This painting is a study of backlighting and focus. My intent in the simplicity of the setting and lack of refined brushwork is to focus the attention of the viewer on not just the subject of the painting, but on a particular state of mind. This allows the audience to join the moment that iniated this image.
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The Critic 18 x 24 in., Oil on Canvas This is a detail of an oblique composition that intends to capture an odd sense of balance between the audience and the subject of the art work, by dividing the subject into two parts--the painting and the critic. Here you see the critic, who is contemplating an art work that resides out of sight on the wall. The audience is allowed to criticize the art work while at the same time scrutinize the thoughts of the critic, who in turn is also criticizing an art work. |