Description
Faces in the Mirror IV – a blue eye beside red strands
Painting on canvas shoulders the face against the right edge and lets it be cut there, so what stays in the crop is a single enormous blue eye — decorative painting at its least symmetrical and deliberately unresolved.
Technique and texture
The planes are painted smooth, with tonal shifts inside each colour so slight you have to look for them. The contours are thick, black and unbroken along their whole length. A silver earring beside the cheek is the only cool metallic note on the canvas.
The motif
The eye takes up nearly a quarter of the height and is out of all proportion to the lips, which is what gives the whole its drawn, cartoon character. Broad red strands fall in wide arcs and frame the face from one side only. Because the other half of the head is cut away, the composition stays open on that side.
Setting and placement
Yellow, red and blue are used here pure and unmixed, so the surroundings need to be quiet and free of pattern for any of it to land. Against a white wall the colour does its most work.
- Technique: hand-painted painting on canvas, smooth planes, even unbroken contour, cool metallic accent
- Palette: red, yellow, blue, ochre, silver
- Ideal for: living rooms, children’s rooms, hallways
- Character: bold, drawn, cheerful
Choose the size that suits your wall.
Faces in the Mirror IV: choosing a size
Faces in the Mirror IV is a portrait-format painting in 14 sizes, from 30 x 40 to 180 x 210 cm. The blue eye and red strands hold their own on a narrow wall, where 50 x 70 cm is enough, and above a console table about 100 cm wide 70 x 100 cm sits well. Beside a staircase or on a tall hallway wall the face has room at 100 x 115 or 110 x 130 cm, and next to a wardrobe or shelving unit at 80 x 95 cm.
Tick YES in the Stretcher menu and the yellow, red and blue canvas arrives stretched on a wooden stretcher, so it can go on the wall the day it lands. No frame is included, but you can add one in the Frame menu, whose first option is Without frame. Faces in the Mirror IV reaches you in 15–45 days. The thick black contours and the silver earring are hand-painted, and the portrait is not printed.
Faces in the Mirror IV: questions
Which size of Faces in the Mirror IV suits a narrow wall?
A narrow wall or the space beside a door takes 50 x 70 cm, while a taller stairwell wall carries 100 x 115 cm and keeps the blue eye in proportion.
How long does delivery of the blue-eyed portrait take?
Faces in the Mirror IV arrives in 15–45 days, whichever size you choose.
Is the portrait with the blue eye a print?
No, Faces in the Mirror IV is hand-painted on canvas, with brush-drawn black contours and smooth yellow planes.
Can Faces in the Mirror IV be made in a portrait size that is not listed?
Yes, the large blue eye and red strands can be painted to your measurements – see our paintings made to order page.
