Sonja Rivett-Carnac (nee Chambers) - "Portrait of a Young Man"

Portrait of a Young Man
Oil on Canvas, US$ 184

Portrait of a Young Man

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Details

Oil on Canvas
Oil on Canvas

W: 400mm x H: 400mm x D: 50mm
W: 16" x H: 16" x D: 2"

This work is unframed

Price

US$ 184

Scale

Reference

P96sc

About "Portrait of a Young Man"

After my partner died in 2007 I was inspired to paint his portrait from a small black and white passport photo, taken many years before. Colin was a fan of the Beatles and sometimes I thought he looked like a combination of John Lennon and Paul McCartney (John's narrow nose and Paul's expressive eyes ... maybe just my imagination;) Anyway, it was a challenge working from a black & white photo the size of a postage stamp, but I thoroughly enjoyed the process.

Sonja Rivett-Carnac (nee Chambers)

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About Sonja

Life is Fragile - precious and forever changing. Loved ones pass on; friends come and go. I like to record LIFE through my painting.

By painting portraits my intention is to capture not only the outer facade, but the essence of a person - immortalising them in time. Sometimes recording a memory, life experience or validating a person's life.

I'm inspired by atmospheric portraits and the feelings conveyed through an expression, mood and the play of light & dark on interesting features.

The richness and versatility of oils is wonderful as a painting medium for the subtleties of portraiture. Gradually the work evolves until the moment when I exclaim, "Hello, look who's here!" and feel the person looking back at me from the canvas.

It's the most glorious sensation to be lost in a painting. In meditation I mix the oil paints until the colours are "just so" then brush them on the canvas - like a puzzle, piecing the face together with colour, tone, line and form ... Finding harmony with composition while discovering the person I'm striving to portray.

I also enjoy exploring new ideas and different ways of painting faces and shall continue to experiment with creative expression.

"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken."
~ Oscar Wilde

Price Range

US$ 61-1,270

Exhibitions

Sonja's been an active member of SASA since 2002 and regularly participates in their Annual and Merit Exhibitions. She received a Highly Commended Award for her mixed media painting "Madonna Mirage" in 2010 at their 104th Annual Exhibition, and in 2015 a Commended Award for her oil painting "See me in a Different Light (13 faces)".

She's successfully completed numerous portrait commissions for local and international clients, including posthumous portraits from black and white photographs.

Education

Chris Ruthven, Marcelle Lyons, Michaelis (UCT)

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