February 7, 2015
The medium for the "Birthday Boy" was oil on canvas. Before beginning to paint, I thought for quite a while about what I wanted to paint. I knew that I wanted to take on painting someone rather than something, and to experiment with creating skin tones with paint. However, I did not want to paint just anyone, but rather, someone meaningful to me.
In the end, I decided to paint someone whose birthday was quickly approaching, and who had been on my mind lately. Rather coincidentally, the painting was actually based off of a photograph taken by me on the subject's past birthday. Although there are some aspects of the painting that I would like to go back and correct at some point, such as the shadow under the boy's chin and the disproportionally small hand, I am satisfied with the painting. All in all, I hope that I managed to encompass, through color and content, the tender and nostalgic moment in time that it is meant to capture.
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