KhoiSan Contemplation

This is my latest offering and addition to the Northern Cape Series. It was a slow start to the year, but I have managed to finish this painting in good time. I was inspired by a photo that we saw in a museum in Upington. This man has so much character that I could not resist painting him.

It was a bit tricky in the beginning. I used my normal colour palette (with the unique aqua blue colour of course) and found that I was a bit too heavy handed with the red in the background to the left of his head. I did manage to tone that down quite a bit. I was dangerously painting on the edge of disaster by focusing more on the foreground and nearly neglecting the background completely. One of the key things to remember when painting, is to paint all areas consistently. Do not finish one area and then move onto the next, one must work the whole painting at once. Fortunately, I managed to save this one from being overworked in some areas and underworked in others. Here is the final product:

KhoiSan Contemplation
Life in the Northern Cape Series

800mm x 600mm (Acrylic on Canvas)

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