Daniel Wyatt Portrait - 100.0 cm x 100.0 cm Acrylic on canvas August 2016

I’m delighted to present my latest commission, a portrait painting of Daniel Wyatt, which was given as a gift for his 30th birthday. 

The composition was taken from a photo of Daniel standing in front of a pastel blue wall.  His relaxed pose, with a confident facial expression combined with the sunglasses intrigued me.  The word ‘cool’ I thought summed it up.

The blue wall gives a strong, lively colour field background, but to give this layer some movement, I under painted the canvas a complimentary light orange. This technique is highlighted around the edges of the canvas and the figures outline. 

The shadow he casts on the wall helps lift him forward from the blue background and in my opinion adds to an interesting interplay between light and shade in this painting.