My new portrait is of the twin brothers Tobi and Tolu Ogunsanya on the rooftop of the Le Bain – Standard Hotel in New York.  With it’s characteristic green grass floor, pale pink round seats and views over the skyline of Manhattan.  

The composition is of both of the brothers, Tolu is on the left and Tobi on the right.  The scale of the portrait I kept at 1-metre squared.  Tolu's T-shirt was striking with stripes and dark shadow running down the front.  Tobi's T-shirt I kept simpler in design as I wanted his face to be the focus.   I was conscious of keeping Tolu's cool pose and try to maintain Tobi feel with a calmer more authoritative feel to it. 

The background base colour is slightly more muted than my recent paintings as I wanted the pale orange to harmonise with the pale green and blue tones.  The three of these colours are almost tonally identical. 

Both of them are wearing sunglasses which helps tie them both together neatly, I kept the lower section of the painting loose and gestural, leaving out details such as their watches, as I wanted the viewer to focus to be on their faces.