Love it! So different from the last one. Do you ever use a palette knife????so nice to just wipe off and not have to wash brushes! Thanks as always, grace
A very interesting self portrait, Julian. As I commented previously, you seem to be getting more colorful and bolder in your brush strokes. It is like you are transitioning. I enjoy the multitude of different colors in this one.
Dear Julian, an "in your face" self portrait, assertive, almost confrontational and very alpha male. A rugged face sculpted with vigorous slashes of dirty pink, terra verte and lavender violet, springing out of a Van Goghian ochre back ground. The familiar all seeing left eye boring into the spectator. The baseball cap adds a "don't mess with me" look! There is a very faint echo of one of Chardin's pastel self portrait, where he is looking out rather defiantly from under a brim. We better get used to the new Julian,he has passed a painterly mile stone!
Anna.
Anna.
I love this painting - bold, loose, colourful balanced, intriguing. And I just bought it. I am happy as. Can not wait to see the original in July.
Thank you again
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