Figure in the Studio Painting

The sitter is my younger brother, Duncan Robertson, at 28 years old, who works in the Charity sector supporting Oxfam and ATD Fourth World. Duncan posed for his portrait in my East London warehouse studio, during a weekend visit to stay with me. A man of few words, he sat pleasantly and calmly in my studio, seated on a stool while I painted him. What caught my eye is the direct attention of his head, and his large tree like hands planted squarely on his legs. I chose to use an intricate composition of interlocking geometric shapes, to convey the complexities of his inner world as he sat there silently. Painted in a flattered modern style, inspired by early cubism. Duncan was present for the first sitting, and then I added to the painted and continued to add and subtract layers over a number of weeks, using oils and a range of paint brushes on a stretched box canvas. The painting has several layers to build up the final vibrant colours. The colour balance is a play between hot yellows and reds, with cooler greens and blues, which are used to contrast with each other and encourage the eye to move around the picture and take in different details of the overall composition. The picture is a canvas stretched onto a subframe, which can be hung directly into the wall. No additional framing is required.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:32 W x 39 H x 1.5 D in

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