Portrait in a Trompe-l'oeil

[Marina Dieul]

Alex, Claudemir, Bonfim: thank you all!

Until recently, I was thinking that trompe-l'oeil and figures were too different to be mixed, except painting an object or a piece of paper over a portrait. The begining of this concept came from a study for a commissioned trompe-l'oeil. As I was completely fascinated by painting babies, I just naturally thought to put a baby in a frame: The client didn't like the idea. After playing a bit with this idea, I decided to do it anyway because it appeared to me so evident, like if this painting had to exist. It's a bit like if all the differents roads I took in my life were meeting here...
I'm very glad that you feel the concept looks natural, because for me it was something absolutely natural, as if this concept was floating in the air and I just caught it to give it a physical form.

[Carol Norton]

Absolutely, positively original and beautiful! Your painting defines wall presence.

[Cindy Procious]

I'm going to break my brushes and go weep in the corner.

Marina, this is wonderful. Congratulations on yet another successful work of art.

Where's the bowing-down smiley?

[Mischa Milosevic]

Marina, I am so glad to her and see that you are rediscovering your love for art. I love this combination baby in frame and you have proved it can work. Thank you for sharing your joy and your art with us.

Wish you all the best

[Alexandra Tyng]

Originally Posted by Marina Dieul

Until recently, I was thinking that trompe-l'oeil and figures were too different to be mixed, except painting an object or a piece of paper over a portrait.

This strkes me as a perfect example of the process of how we artists achieve a breakthrough in finding our unique styles. It is strange how we can start out thinking that different things we are interested in (different subjects or ways of painting) have to be kept separate. Maybe they have to start out existing separately in our minds in order for us to appreciate the significance of their coming together.

Originally Posted by Marina Dieul

The begining of this concept came from a study for a commissioned trompe-l'oeil. As I was completely fascinated by painting babies, I just naturally thought to put a baby in a frame: The client didn't like the idea. After playing a bit with this idea, I decided to do it anyway because it appeared to me so evident, like if this painting had to exist.

This is such a fascinting realization and I think it will have a major effect on your creatvity and career from here on.