Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 10 cm:
I cheated a bit for this one, using a photo instead of the traditional mirror. But I made a point of staring intently into the camera, as happens when using a mirror, to create that typical staring self-portrait look.
Acrylics on Masonite, 20 x 15 cm:
I have long thought that dolls, particularly antique-looking ones, are the most wondrously creepy things. And now I finally got around to painting one.
Acrylics on Masonite, 15 x 10 cm:
This work is for sale. Contact me at brianvds@gmail.com.
Painted from a police mugshot. I have no idea who the guy is or what he supposedly did, and I don't really care either. Call me crazy, but I find the faces on mugshots far more interesting to draw or paint than those of most other people. I may well do a whole series of these...
