Self Portrait in style of Francis Bacon
Writen by CheeB on Friday, 2 of March , 2007 at 1:26 pm, ,
This was a homework piece for college; we had to paint a self portrait in a style of an artist from a list that was given to us. I chose to use Francis Bacon’s “Head VI” as a source of inspiration.
For this I coated a piece of thick card with gesso using newspaper to create a range of rough textures, then applied a watery brown wash and let it run dry. After that I went wild with the paint, keeping the brush dry to keep the piece looking raw and edgy.
I like this piece, and had I known this I’d have probably picked a more suitable canvas than a cut-out from an old file!
Category: Creative Arts
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Comment by walking leaf
Made Tuesday, 6 of March , 2007 at 11:56 am
Very impressive Naomi. I’ve seen Francis Bacon’s work at Tate Modern and even though some people think his art style is a bit bleak and disturbing, I find it visually stimulating.
Your self portrait fits the mood of Bacon’s work very well and I look forward to more paintings.
