Fred Vincent portrait - oil painting

Fred Vincent portrait

Created in May 2023 this portrait painting was based on a photo taken the previous year. The painting measures 20” x 16” using oils on mounting board. This is the second painting of the subject, with the earlier one (subject holding book) done in late 2022 through to early 2023. The earlier painting was bigger at 33” x 23” in size. The one above can be seen on this link while the earlier one is at the bottom of the post.
The sitter describes himself and his work...
“Fred Vincent was born about half a century ago in Marseilles but has noble ascendance: De Villiers, De Flotte and Grimaldi are amongst the prestigious names from his ancestors. His family is also linked to Marcel Pagnol well known for ''Manon des Sources". Qualified as a mfl teacher in Southampton University, he has spent 10 years in the city of the Titanic where he hold thriving cultural events mixing all sorts of artists: Giaco, Adrian Boswell, Francis Martin, Barry Davis, Martin Davey, Julien Masson, Jonathan Fashole Luke,  Arnie Cottrell, Leo Bridle, Stephen Boyce and Sally Bibb at Peter Rhodes Bookshop and The Art House. He then went back to France for Brexit reasons but kept returning to England to pursue the artistic flame. He nowadays writes colourful poems in http://welovewords.com/collections/anglais and perform them in the Théâtre la Cité in Marseilles. “

Victorian author at writing desk with giant cat - WIP stages

3 stages in the creation of the surreal author illustration.

Digitally painted in late winter 2021, this surreal illustration shows an author sitting at his writing desk while being spied upon by a large black cat.

In the picture above can be seen three stages of the completion of the illustration with the first stage showing the initial drawing using 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' software. The second panel presents the image with colour roughly indicated as well as tones and light values. At this stage the image is a small one, with a size of 1500px along the longest edge. After a time of development the image is then worked up to a final image as shown in the final panel. Here the image is now 6000px along the longest edge and the elements have largely been repainted with the earlier stage acting like a guide. More detail and finer painting is required at this larger size.

The finished surreal image of a author at his desk can be seen in greater detail on this link.

 

Victorian author at writing desk with giant cat - digital illustration

Completed digital illustration of the author at desk.

On an dark night a writer is busy working on his manuscript. He sits at a desk with a lamp on in his study. A very large cat looks on, spying on him during the evenings. As the author has some eyesight issues he now has a 'steampunk' like attachment to help with his writing. This was painted using 'Auto Sketchbook Pro' during spring 2021.

The illustration can be seen in better detail by following this external link.