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Magali Cruz | “Leopoldo Cruz Portrait”

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A black and white painting of a man's face with a mustache.

Magali Cruz, "Leopoldo Cruz Portrait," 2021, acrylic paint, canvas paper, and charcoal pencil, 16" x 20"

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This painting was a project with the freedom to choose a photograph to make a portrait painting. The painting was made using different carbon pencils to make the portrait and then adding mixtures of black and white paint. The painting has parts only drawn with carbon pencils, such as the man's hair and some expressions on the face, and the rest is covered with acrylic paint.

There's a woman with a naked body sitting on the edge of her bed, heading towards the window. In the window far away you can see a few buildings. The colors of the room are very dark, but at the same time, on the floor of the room, you can see an incredible blue that reflects the sky but at the same time reflects water, which makes the moment a little climbed.

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A black and white painting of a man's face with a mustache.

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