AN OBSERVER AND COMMENTATOR

Jantina Peperkamp is a self-taught artist from Holland, painting incredibly realistic portraits. She rather sees herself as an observer who tries to recognize herself in her models to ultimately create a self-portrait.
Describing her creative process she explains:  “A photo shoot takes place. After that a sketch is made, which is very detailed. I put this sketch on a wooden panel. The painting is made with very many thin layers of acrylic paint. Every layer is more detailed. The effect is a very realistic portrait with his own identity. The unusual way my work is cut out makes it even more recognizable. All the unnecessary is stripped of with the intention to maintain only the essential.”

[Source: Ignant/Caroline Kurze]

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