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| Acrylics on board 15"x17" |
Clint
This is one of my favorite portraits. It was inspired by article about Clint Eastwood, the actor, director, and producer.
The article was about his movie, Bridges of Madison County. The title of the article was, “Has Clint eastward gone soft?” This movie and role was unlike any of the Clint eastward characters that anyone have seen before. It’s a love story about a photographer who falls in love with a married housewife which lasted for several years in the 1960s.
As I stated before in my blog, I am fan of Mr. Eastwood’s work because his roles have always been unconventional. He was never afraid to go across the grain”. Interestingly, there have been certain roles in the past, that was quite uncomfortable with because they were so different. Now I appreciate those rolls and films that made me a little uncomfortable because he has the audacity to do something different. In other words, to be creative!
So I decided to create this portrait using the question from the article, has Clint Eastwood gone soft?
I used the palette knife technique through out the portrait. I wanted to capture the “Clint Eastwood” iconic stare as he sports a floral hat!
The audacity of it all!
