Will Wilson Master Copy Portrait
This piece was a master copy of Will Wilson’s portrait, Fancy. Will Wilson is a contemporary master oil painter that excels in the baroque style and uses intense shadows in his oil paintings. His original painting is copywritten so I changed the composition of the portrait by applying more symbolism and changing some other elements. I wanted to challenge myself since I completed this piece using acrylic paint instead of oil, pushing my skill with portraits and also trying to do a partial landscape as seen in the background. I wanted this piece to convey a sense of serenity with solitude, with the lone girl, tree and moon all guiding the viewer’s eyes throughout the piece.
Will Wilson Master Copy Portrait, Jackie Robinson, acrylic on canvas, 18” x 24”, 2021
The star earring is to tie her to the stars and Divine quality of space, how empty but how full it is all in one.
Her face has a calm, yet stoic expression, perhaps in deep thought or contemplation.
Her collar has golden leaves and a golden button with a lotus on it to emphasize that centering that is happening, and how peaceful she is despite being alone in this landscape.
I wanted to have a challenge trying out landscapes and to get proper shading on the mountains to provide enough contrast to give that illusion of depth. I also like how empty it all looks in contrast to the one tree that was able to grow.
The lone tree is to mimic the lone girl in the forefront, and to psychologically imply growth and completed development.
I made the Moon full, to showcase wholeness and its fullest luminosity.