Antonio Scott Nichols
Blue Face
2019
Oil on canvas
44 x 36 inches
This is a piece from an exhibition I had in 2019 titled Thanks To You, Im Alive, a project that used figurative painting to explore the meaning of relationships/emotion and my connection to the people I am painting. In this project, I conducted interviews to produce emotion that could give the viewer a sense of what the subject is feeling emotionally. This is a portrait of my brother right before he was headed off to work. I titled the piece Blue Face because at that moment in his life he was unhappy and his job played a big role in what he was feeling. The connection I have with my brother should not only be seen in the emotion but the rendering of the painting as well. Through this painting I was able to express my appreciation for my brother and highlight his contribution to me being alive.