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Portraits never ceased to amaze me; they are a mental trip. A connection emerges in a unique moment of intimacy shared between the characters. The time rendered pays for it, and the customer satisfaction that it provides satisfies me. A portrait commissioned by a good friend of mine took longer than expected. Initially, it would take no more than a week, but it can take anywhere from a month to even years.

Leonardo’s Mona Lisa took five years to complete.  Another artist, as Vermeer did, according to art historians, took months. Nobody knows, only the family.
“Soonah saw the painting, and she cried with emotion,” he replied. Moreover, Miles’ parents were astonished by the painting’s likeness. Layers of peach and yellow, pale and napless, fuse their faces in tones that reflect a porcelain likeness. Straightforward colors from their clothes were rendered with a one-point brush to create patterns methodically, one next to the other, to recreate the look of wet fabric. A simple turquoise background suggests I use a studio camera.

One of our advantages for artists is to work in peace. Soonah could not hold her grandson for long in her arms. Although it has the pose of a camera studio, I manage to turn it into a painting. That is my mark that separates us from the giants around us. Our modern times have allowed us to paint as we wish using better enhancements with a quality canvas and a quality pigment the concept of equality remains in the elements of portrait, such as chiaroscuro, solid forms, hues, and luminosity. In short, the intellect of writers like Borges reveals that there is light in the dark and dark in the light, twisted words to translate in our consciousness to add light to our feelings.

SOONAH & MILES

“Soonah & Miles,” Oil on Canvas, size 18” x 24” 2021

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Waiting for an opening welcomes our intuition of knowledge versus subjectivity. It is an internal sensation that originates from life. It’s easy to see the world clearly, but difficult to relate to our feelings when we’re not in touch with our souls. It is easy to judge someone and challenging to resolve. Let’s not confuse the person who looks for problems to experiment with pain, to learn about life.

Waiting to participate and having time to build up a friendship is not easy.  Waiting for nothing is the answer; we should surrender our minds, keeping us in command of what we choose to do. Years of brainwashing do not settle anywhere, one more sign that is not new but old in our world. Desire regarding us should not stop us from seeing the positive side of life. Objectively, it prevents us from opening the vast universe of possibilities.

Moreover, on the technique approaches a favorite cantilever composition, where objects with no support create a floating design. The ground is the base, and the objects here feast parallel to the sky; it calls out for delight. As the different forms follow each other, they also build continuity. In progression, there is movement and excitement in this world of horizontal forms.

In time, I persistently created this idea in a time of freedom and joy. The posing model awaits patiently, guarding the entrance, and in the end, gets coddled. However, the excitement of music and games meant her needs were put on hold. No more resigned and aware of the excitement on the other side of the fence, her only guess is to guard the place.

In short, the binding images, along with the subjectivity of the person, collapse, waiting no more, and should stay in memory as the oil pigments on this canvas.

“Waiting” 36″x52″ Oil on Canvas 2002

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