Here’s my latest live number that I banged out in 4 hours in the sweltering New York heat at the entrance to ‘The Highline’. It’s a 5 by 6 foot canvas that I covered with two portraits of Miss Emily Caldwell for the new Vio softdrink.
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A Portrait of Mark Hope
Acrylic and Marker on Canvas
2 Canvases (30″ x 40″ each)
Painted Live @ Uptownboogiedown
May 11th 2008
Sold – Private collection London, England
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A Portrait of a Hunter
Acrylic on Canvas
24″ x 36″
61cm x 91.5cm
2008
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Girl with Locks of Gold
Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas
24″ x 36″
61cm x 91.5cm
2008
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Self Portrait in Striped Suit
Acrylic and Gold Leaf on Canvas
24″ x 30″
61cm x 76cm
2008
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It's not by chance that I have chosen the human figure, and particularly the portrait, as a subject. The human face is the most visually captivating thing a person can see, and we identify with the human body and face more than anything else. I've heard a story that when someone asked John Ford, while setting up a shoot in the desert, "What are we going to shoot out here in the middle of nowhere?" Ford replied, "I'm going to shoot the most interesting thing in the world: the human face." more
