Mariel Baldwin III

This first piece I did as a preliminary of a painting, however I prefer the drawing to the painting. I intended to minimalize my line work in areas of the portrait that aren't as important. With this in mind, the painting I did from this was suppose to be more imaginative. I think I almost prefer the suggestive qualities and less use of complex line work. 

This is a study I did for our Renaissance project. To make the piece more contemporary, I chose to work with a same sex couple instead of what the tradition would have been back then. It's still my intention to work closely with the original composition of the piece. It will just be a significantly more modern household. There will be a mirror behind the couple, either on a mantle piece, or if they're sitting down, directly on the wall behind them. This will give me the opportunity to play with a self-portrait composition. Because Van Eyck's portrait is not necessarily distinguishable in the original composition, this gives me more freedom to play with different set ups.