Woman in a Van Gogh Field

07/07/202412/04/2019 by Gary Kirkpatrick

I joined with two other artists in Valencia to hire a model with whom we enjoyed working. She is able to hold long poses. Over three hours I painted her in acrylics and later added the clothing and background. I took as inspiration for the background the landscape paintings of Van Gogh, with a twist.

Woman In a Van Goghish Field, 75 x 36 cm, 30 x 14″ acrylics on paper

Manuel in Vincent’s Room (Digital painting)

07/07/202409/03/2018 by Gary Kirkpatrick

I painted a portrait of Manuel, one of the excellent models I have been privileged to work with in Valencia. I put him into my rendition of Van Gogh’s Room at Arles.

Manuel in Vincent's Room — Manuel in Vincent’s Room, prints

Several portraits

07/07/202419/08/2017 by Gary Kirkpatrick

Study of Woman chiaroscuro, acrylics, A4, 8 .25 x 11.5″

Study of Woman in chiarscuro, acrylics, A4, 8 .25 x 11.5″

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

Go, Figures

07/07/202415/10/2016 by Gary Kirkpatrick

Go, Figures

Go, Figures started life as a regular modeling session but in acrylics, not the usual way to go. It evolved into this. The background is inspired by František Kupka’s Mme Kupka (1910). He was a Czech artist and she his wife. I saw the painting at the Nieu Gallery in NYC, at a special exhibit that included some of Klimt’s famous paintings.