Abstract Portrait Mona Lisa 768

Abstract Portrait Mona Lisa 768 10 x 14 x 0.1 inches (26 x 36 x 0.1 cm) Acrylic on Stretched Canvas Board

An abstract portrait posed, contemporary painting. The pose is in the most simplified to its basic forms and shapes, disguising the figure from dark to light. And abstract shapes and pattern where the eye has to search for the face, which is where my idea of high fashion was inspired. A very intriguing and decorative painting which was also inspired by Mona Lisa, and children drawings weirdly.
The figured is painted in large single bold strokes with muted colours emphasized painterly qualities and strong shapes over the representational or realistic values retained by observation.
Textured form, shades, light and shape interact and play to add life and movement, complementing the juxtapositions of shape and form.
Thick and lush paint has a unique dimensional abstract quality.
It is surprising how little information is needed for the eye and mind to make up the full picture. Highly pigmented, heavy body acrylic paint, using a creamy thick consistency of Artist viscosity colours unique to Acrylic and not available in oil paints.