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Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 12 W x 16 H x 1 D in
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One of my acquaintances here in Renkum, Netherlands is Gerard who is a bicycling enthusiast, photographer, and owner of a local b&b. In this portrait I used all my tools of the trade, a lot of editing, hopefully creating a loose but at the same time a very tight result. I darkened one side of the face and used bright reflections of of the other for effect. There is a story behind the painting: Gerard had recently lost his wife to cancer. Before she passed they took a trip to Tuscany together, to just south of Volterra. Afterward, Gerard bicycled with a friend back to Volterra as a way to deal with his loss and to "close the circle", if you like, in a personal pilgrimage to that place he had shared with her, while she was still able, a precious time they could still have together. The light falls on the face highlighting a very open and joyful personality who, as reflected in the various greens in the background, loves the outdoors and adventure. I darkened the hair a bit (like myself Gerard is graying) but by giving a more youthful look the painting is a more truthful representation of his persona.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:12 W x 16 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
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B. Buffalo, NY 1944. Studied under Anthony Sisti and Buffalo Art Institute/Albright Art School as a child. Painting professionally for many years. Exhibited widely in Italy: Rome, Milan, Bologna, Florence, Terni, etc. A professional educator, taught full-time at Lane Community College for over 25 years and worked as a manager for Lane County Regional Information System. Arts activist founding many alternative art shows and galleries in the Eugene, OR and surrounding areas.
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