'My namesake and me'
A portrait of me with my Grandfather.
This painting is based on one of my most cherished photos, it's a portrait of me and my grandfather.
The moment was captured by my father about 30 years ago, and it evokes nostalgic feelings. I didn't know my grandfather, he died shortly after this photo but I remember sneaking into my parent's room and secretly looking through the big drawer with the photographs when I was a kid. I always paused at this photo, I was in awe at my interaction with him, amazed at his patient composure even though I'm being a bit of a brat!
The moment was captured by my father about 30 years ago, and it evokes nostalgic feelings. I didn't know my grandfather, he died shortly after this photo but I remember sneaking into my parent's room and secretly looking through the big drawer with the photographs when I was a kid. I always paused at this photo, I was in awe at my interaction with him, amazed at his patient composure even though I'm being a bit of a brat!
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| 'My namesaked and me', by Dina Kalo acrylics on stretched canvas, 40 cm X 50 cm. |
In the original photo, my sisters are sitting next to my grandfather, but I decided to omit them in this painting -sorry siss- to keep the focus on the interaction between me and my grandfather.
Please feel free to share it with me in the comments!
This October, when I first re-discovered this photo, I made a quick digital study, using the mouse to test the potential of this photo to be turned into a painting. I was rather satisfied, so I promised myself I would also make an acrylic painting of it!
Here's what I came up with at the time (on the right). It's strange how the two mediums created a completely different atmosphere!
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| Digital sketch by Dina Kalo in preparation for the acrylic painting above. (10-2016) |
Here's a video timelapse of that process:
