This has been one of my favourite acrylic paintings from last year and i can't help but wear a good smile each time i come across it in my portfolio.
Actually, the idea behind this kicked started when i came across this photo while scrolling down a friend's page on facebook👇
Initially, I'd taken some time to give it a good look while pondering over what i could possibly do with it, and i would say what particularly caught my interest was his clothing.
Of course i didn't need to be told he's Arabian and I've always been a fan of their dressing style specifically because it gave off that jewish feel of having them walk about in flowing garments.
Are you asking yourself how absurd of her? Lol 😀 Even the least expected things gives me tons of inspiration.
First thing i thought of, was what title I'd give the work and yeah..... After much struggles, i settled on "FOREIGN"
Since I'm Nigerian, and actually making this as a fan art in solitude to my love for Arabic wears, i thought it would make a lot of sense to have that title for the artwork because he is of another region and so anyone who sees it would be able to get a self explanation on the reason for it's making.
Making the painting wasn't too hectic since the negative space occupied more of the white areas; with that, i was able able to focus more on the positive space(the area covered in black) you could also call it the background.
I always love to make some adjustments while making my own piece as it is always pleasurable to bring in some things which might have been absent in the photo; so if you take a good look, you'd see that i made him look less fatter while taking some time out to adjust other parts in order to get the proportion right.
Last but not the least, i thought it wise to plant those trees you see at the bottom, just to give it more of that foreign look.
Hope you enjoyed every bit of this...
Thanks for reading; much love
@joyart