Willem Painting

I found this old photo of actor Willem Dafoe laughing and he is bathed in pink light as if he's awash in LOVE. I really enjoyed his work in the movie Platoon as the friendly veteran to Charlie Sheen's green grunt and also in Wes Anderson's quirky films - especially The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. I am drawn to older reference images that remind me of my childhood in the 1980s so this image really grabbed me and I had to paint it. I sketched it out with pencil on a wood panel first. I've been painting on wood panels lately for exhibition at Foolproof Contemporary Art Gallery in Denver where this painting may be included in my series "The Americans." I then painted with acrylic using lots of warm pinks, rusty oranges, bruisy purples and a range of umbers. The textured velour strips of his interesting tied shirt were a challenge. I hope I was able to capture some of the comfortable, loving joy I felt when I thought of Willem Dafoe's complex characters over the years. 

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:30 W x 30 H x 1.5 D in

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