My father with ballon, 2013

Original painting by Michele Petrelli ©

In this portrait my father clutches in the right hand the threads of three colored balloons. The background is celestial homogeneous. I used two different color lights. This gives the character more tridimensional. The face is idealized, synthesized. Many details have not been entered. The skin is very smooth mainly. In reality, this is not the case. It has a lot more wrinkles. The eyes also have the widest wheelbase. This gives less realism and more cartoon appearance