If you hold a camera on someone long enough, they will eventually get used to it, or even forget about it altogether. They'll stop posing, stop being self-conscious; the camera becomes just an extension of your hand, always there. You can catch moments like this painting, when they completely disengage and wander off in their mind. The click of the shutter brings them back but you've already caught that pure, unguarded moment.
This work is just a small 18x14 head study, but it moved me more than most to work on it. There's no illusion, just honesty.
If you hold a camera on someone long enough, they will eventually get used to it, or even forget about it altogether. They'll stop posing, stop being self-conscious; the camera becomes just an extension of your hand, always there. You can catch moments like this painting, when they completely disengage and wander off in their mind. The click of the shutter brings them back but you've already caught that pure, unguarded moment.
This work is just a small 18x14 head study, but it moved me more than most to work on it. There's no illusion, just honesty.