A face like a landscape

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I like this a lot Christof, the placement on the paper, the palette and the character you've captured.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 30 Mar 21:51:02

Christof, inspirational love it

Posted by Jenny Meadows on Wed 30 Mar 23:06:04

Beautiful portrait, Christof, much character.

Posted by Cesare Romano on Thu 31 Mar 06:42:39

I like this a lot, the composition especially, focal point dead center but it kicks that theory into touch.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Thu 31 Mar 10:15:17

Great portrait, Christof - very atmospheric...

Posted by Jan Rossington on Thu 31 Mar 11:18:52

Hang on Studio Wall

30/03/2016

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38x56cm on Arches 300g rough. A portrait and a landscape painting have a lot in common. You need warm and cold colours, the shapes need volume and all elements need to be in relation (in size, space, tonal values...) to each other.

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Christof Hoelzl

self-taught watercolour artist 1996 ILS diploma of graphics and design in Hamburg, 2009 workshop with David Bellamy in Posara / Tuscany and 2014 in Austria, 2010 workshop with Steve Hall in Montecatini Treme / Tuscany, 2012 and 2013 workshop with Alvaro Castagnet in Girona, Catalonia /…

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