Gary J. Kirkpatrick Art and Travel Blog

Category: People and portraits

  • The Screams- Solitary Confinement in Lithuania

    acrylics on paper, 11.7 x 16.5", A4 30 x 42 cm
    Solitary Confined- The Screams. acrylics on paper, 11.7 x 16.5″, A4 30 x 42 cm

    The Screams- Solitary Confinement in Lithuania was done during our visit to Lithuhania. This scene is from the Gestapo/Soviet detention and torture facility. This nightmare is the solitary confinement chamber just barely bog enough for one person and was probable kept very dark. It’s torture without leaving a mark on your body.

    I write more about it here: https://garyjkirkpatrick.com/the-specter-of-russia/

  • Nude On Sofa

    Nude on Sofa,  acrylics on canvas panel 100% cotton 350 grams, 13 x 16″, 41 x 33 cm 
    Excellent model at my studio

     

     

  • Hungarian Woman 111

    Acrylics, 20 x 24,” 50 x 60 cm

    This is based on a portrait of a friend.  Despite all the decoration she is still clearly there!  

  • Carmen Stretches Forward

    Carmen Stretches Forward, pen and ink, 21 x 29 cm, 8.25 x 11″

  • Portrait of Van Gogh as a Young Man

    I did this pencil portrait from a photo of Van Gogh that was hanging in the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.  It’s a bit hard to believe he was ever this healthy in appearance.  His self portraits reveal his struggle for mental health and artistic achievement.  

     

    Van Gogh as a Young Man

  • Carmen Stretches

    Carmen Stretches, pen and ink, 21 x 29 cm, 8.25 x 11″ SOLD
    Carmen is one of my favorite models. She’s lanky, a ballerina with great stretching poses.  As you can see, this had to be quickly done.   Sometimes you get the best results when you do not have much time.

  • Woman Chatting, pen and ink drawing

    Woman Chatting, pen and ink

    Pen and ink drawing using the two hands method.  

  • Woman, With Hair

    Woman, With Hair, acrylics on Canson30 x 40 cm, 11.8 x 15.7″  

  • Double Take!

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    Double Take, portrait
    Double Take, portrait, acrylics, A4, 8 .25 x 11.5″
    Double Take, portrait
    Double Take, portrait, acrylics, A4, 8 .25 x 11.5″

  • At the Bakery

    There is an excellent bakery just around the corner from our place in Valencia.  A friendly young woman frequently serves us.  So I got the idea of putting her into a scene like Monet’s Bar at the Folies scene.  This is what I have done here.  I consider this a study for a larger piece.  

     

    At The Bakery, acrylics, 30 x 40 cm/11.8 x 15.7″