Exemplar Response 2
Jun on the Lounge consists of four expressive and experimental pieces and three more conventionally “finished” works which use a larger scale to capture different aspects of the sitter. All works are lively and expressive, exploring both oil and acrylic, the use of the palette knife and brushmarks to play with a range of techniques and styles. The smaller works indicate a depth of exploration of other painters within the genre. While technique is not completely mastered in all works, there is a confidence to push the boundaries of traditional portraiture through taking risks with paint, such as the unusual decisions with regard to colour, surface qualities and spontaneous, expressive gestural marks.
