Amsterdam 1660-2015 (Original Oil Painting)

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The dark atmosphere and dramatic lighting of this piece mainly drew from Rembrandt and his techniques, but my approach to color was more modern by introducing the hot purples and magentas into the shadow and playing them off the greens in the background. “Amsterdam 1660-2015” is also a portrait of a friend and professional photographer named Rick. I found him to be an excellent model owing to his years of working from the other side with models, and I was especially attracted to his hand gesture and the shadow it cast on his face which added to the mysterious atmosphere of the piece.