Marian Williams

'The Blue Stare'
July 2020

The Blue Stare, is a mixed media composition on canvas.
At the base of this composition is the iconic image of 16 years old Twiggy (Dame Lesley Lawson) photographed by Barry Lategan in 1966.
The printed picture is mirrored and transferred to the canvas.
Paper is roughly torn which results in a weatherworn aspect, reminding of a poster or a billboard.

The background is composed with several layers of acrylic paint.
Paint is added, removed and/or scarred.

The portrait is finished with pencil, pastels and oil paint.

The Stare is reinforced by the dark lines and scars over the left side of the portrait.

Signed, varnished and delivered with a certificat of authenticity.