Earlier this year, I was commissioned to create a corporate oil portrait of Mr. Daniel Redondo, President of the esteemed insurance company MGC Mutua.
Meeting him in person was both an honor and a pleasure; his warmth and elegance left a lasting impression. Knowing I wanted this work to be something truly special, I decided to try a new medium I came across almost by chance
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New Pastel portrait painting process on my YouTube channel, working with MAMUT handmade soft pastels
This is the last Soft Pastel portrait video I made for my Youtube Instructional channel. I have decided to edit this video in a different way this time. It goes slower than the others and it is also larger… Almost 25 minutes! The double than my other pastel portrait videos. This is because several of […]
Continue readingSpring is here!!
Just a detail picture on the studio… I love plants and flowers and also when Spring is here, showing his nature colours once more!! When the Mimosa trees start to flourish, I know that the Spring is arriving, and its scent fills the house…and the studio!!
Continue readingA new pastel portrait. The process step by step
I made this portrait a few weeks ago. It was a request from a very special and charming woman, who is in love with her little granddaughter. The photos were “homemade” with a sidelight coming from the window. Sometimes it happens! We capture something special with the lens of our camera and this is what […]
Continue readingPortrait of a friend. Experimenting with Pan Pastel
It was a great experience for me to work on this portrait! The model is a good friend of my family and he is always happy to spend some time “collaborating for the cause”. He is an architect, an artistic soul with a free mind, and a great personality too. I wanted to make a […]
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