Thoughts on brush strokes and portraits

I consider myself a figurative painter.   In my portraits, the story unfolds in the viewers’ eye and that feeling is as true as any other. For my pet portraits, it is just as important that I capture the feeling of the animal as the colors and shapes. In fact, implied emotions dominate the image, even as colours dance across the canvas.  Your portrait should radiate back the feelings you have for the sitter.

I see what I paint.

josef vascovitz

josefvascovitz@gmail.com