Now, unlike my illustrations, my portraits are more distorted. Klee's portrait Senecio (1922) is like my portraits. While they are all freely distorted, but still representational portraits, I don't move the facial features in my portraits. In Senecio, he moves around the person's eyes, and the person's face is made up of shapes. However, Klee's Senecio and my portraits are the same in one way: the upper body of our figures is freely distorted but still representational. Like him, I use the devices of abstraction to express my experiences.
This portrait titled Ryan was created by me in 2022. It’s a German Expressionist portrait which theme is time and memory. The portrait is freely distorted but still representational. I created it using long and thick and short and thick brushstrokes. It was made by applying acrylic paint to paper which is 22x30.In this portrait, my friend Ryan has orange facial hair, a blue face, ears, and neck, purple lips, a yellow and orange shirt, and orange pants. These colors mean he is brave, kind, joyful, and intuitive.
This portrait titled Sarah was created by me in 2022. It’s a German Expressionist portrait which theme is time and memory. The portrait is freely distorted but still representational. I created it using long and thick and short and thin brushstrokes. It was made by applying acrylic paint to paper which is 22x30.In this portrait, my friend Sarah has orange arms, a blue and green shirt, rectangular purple, yellow, red, and orange hair, a purple and yellow face, brown nose and eyebrows, green and purple eyes, and purple lips.
This portrait titled Preston was created by me in 2023. It’s a German Expressionist portrait which theme is time and memory. The portrait is freely distorted but still representational. I created it using long and thick, short and thick, and short and long thin brushstrokes. It was made by applying acrylic paint to paper which is 22x30.In this portrait, my brother Preston has a yellow shirt, black mixed with yellow and blue facial features, black mixed with yellow glasses, an orange-purple and blue shirt, and red arms. These colors mean my brother is caring, joyful, patient, funny, and selfless.
This portrait titled Thea was created by me in 2023. It’s a German Expressionist portrait which theme is time and memory. The portrait is freely distorted but still representational. I created it using long and thick, short and thick, and short and long thin brushstrokes. It was made by applying acrylic paint to paper which is 22x30.In this portrait, my niece Thea has blue mixed with black facial features, red hair, a blue face and neck, a green and yellow shirt, and pink arms. These colors mean she is precious, intelligent, observant, caring, energetic, and honest.
This portrait titled Angela was created by me in 2023. It’s a German Expressionist portrait which theme is time and memory. The portrait is freely distorted but still representational. I created it using long and thick, short and thick, and short and long thin brushstrokes. It was made by applying acrylic paint to paper which is 22x30. In this portrait, my sister Angela has orange mixed with black facial features, a orange face and neck, brown hair, and red, yellow, blue, gray, and brown shirt. These colors mean my sister is joyful, down to earth, caring, funny, thoughtful, brave, intelligent, and independent.
This portrait titled Kathy was created by me in 2023. It’s a German Expressionist portrait which theme is time and memory. The portrait is freely distorted but still representational. I created it using long and thick, short and thick, and short and long thin brushstrokes. It was made by applying acrylic paint to paper which is 22x30.In this portrait, my mom Kathy has brown mixed with black facial features, blue hair, purple, pink, and red. These colors mean she is caring, selfless, patient, precious, independent, and thoughtful. The colors I choose for the portraits represent how my friends and family interact with me.