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Painting, Oil on Belgium Linen
Size: 39.3 W x 33.8 H x 0.1 D in
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Nigel is a silversmith that frequents my local pub in London. He is a very interesting tattooed subject so i tried to capture a moment of him lighting one of his rolled cigarettes. I was initially going to paint the subject 'Nigel' in the background but then realized it would take too much away from the focal point which is the flaming match. So i decided to leave it out and concentrate on drawing the viewer in from the flame to the rings and tattooed hands, chains and finally the coat. The rings and chains are actually silver in real life as Nigel is a silversmith but because of the reflection from the flame it looks like gold which i thought was pretty cool. The chains were the hardest to paint as they were slightly out of focus which means everything had to be blended together. The only black oil paint used was for the background to create a high chiaroscuro effect and make the hand look like it is coming out of the painting. "Within the lonely tunnels of the underground lurk soft honeysuckle smiles. These young hopefuls are surrounded by darkness but in each one, there is a hidden light."-A match that lights the fire - by Ink
Painting:Oil on Belgium Linen
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:39.3 W x 33.8 H x 0.1 D in
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GarethFunkSavage is a self-taught South African artist with a flair for the hyper-realistic. His influences are as broad as his travels and include everything from chrome skull reflections on the streets of Paris, to the local faces of Long Street in Cape Town. South Africa. In addition to his time behind the easel he has filled the role of creative director for the internationally acclaimed Kilifi New Years Eve festival in Kenya and he has spent many seasons decorating the walls of Amsterdam and Paris’ finest hostels with larger than life murals. Currently living in London , he is focusing on original paintings combining hyper-realistic detail with a bit of funk. His art influences are Caravaggio and Jean Michel Basquiat. He loves realism and playing with different textures, color, form and light all the while developing his craft along the way. He also loves unicorns.
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