Sixty Minutes, a Weekly feature show by TV network Channel 2, recently featured the late Alexis Navalny and his wife Julya. Alexis passed away in February 2024 in a Siberian prison where he was jailed when he returned to his homeland, after he recovered in a German hospital from poisoning. He passed away at 47 years old. After Sunday 60 minutes, I felt I have a painting inside my head! My first round of watercolor painting done at home showed him as an older guy. This is the finished painting after 2 hours erasing, blending, adjusting,the watercolor on my portrait project, the dissident young man, inside the Truman watercolor class. During my painting session, I felt a strong wave of sadness: too young! too brave! too soon. I will paint the background later!
A very compelling portrait— his eyes won’t let you look away.
ReplyDeleteYes, very compelling, especially the eyes. An excellent portrait, Susan.
ReplyDeleteDramatic portrait. I wonder if it needs a background.
ReplyDeleteReally moving portrait, Susan. I remember seeing a portrait photo of his wife recently. That would be a great companion piece for this one.
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