Self Portrait, High Contrast, 2020

Oil on canvas, 36 x 36 in.

This was one half of a High/Low Contrast midterm assignment, wherein my objective was to display an understanding of using a high-contrast palette when applied to the figure. I worked from a photo, edited the levels, and made a color thumbnail mapping out where colors would be laid based on my light source. This resulted in a successful painting that was used as a lead example for peers who weren’t so successful.