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Jules Verne Portrait

21 Friday Jan 2011

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“Jules Verne” 2011 (Appropriation of J. Chase). Acrylic and Marker on Canvas.

Jules Verne is sometimes considered the father of science fiction. As such, I figured he would make an excellent addition to my recent catalog of writer portraits. In researching Verne’s likeness, I came across a beautiful print apparently from a 19th century Algerian comic/short story magazine, “L’Algerie”. The image is signed by the artist “J. Chape”. I thought it would be fun to do a large replica, so I set out an 18×24″ canvas with acrylic paint and recreated the woodcut-look with a thick sharpie and a free hand.

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Salman Rushdie Portrait

11 Tuesday Jan 2011

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Salman Rushdie (2011). Oil on Canvass.

Note: I apologize for the low-resolution picture, which omits detail (especially the sky). Until I get it scanned, my cell phone camera will have to do.

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Salman Rushdie‘s novels breathlessly intertwine historical narrative with the fantastic, a style that has been described as ‘Magical Realism’.  As such, depicting him has given me good excuse to get reacquainted with those bolder regions of the spectrum. The fire, hailing from a mid-air explosion, as well as Mount Everest and the enthusiastic consumption of pork, are all references to scenes in the novel The Satanic Verses, while the perforated sheet flying overhead appears several times throughout the novel Midnight’s Children. I’m considering making 18’x24′ poster prints and selling them on my website, adriancovertweb.com, most likely for $30-$40. Please let me know in the comments section below if you’d be interested in ordering one should they become available. Thank you!

Christopher Hitchens Portrait

18 Sunday Jul 2010

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Limited Edition prints available. Click Here to order.Christopher Hitchens (2010). Acrylic & Collage on Canvas

It’s no secret: I’m a big fan of the Hitch. I was introduced to his writing about two years ago, when I finally removed God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything off of my lovely girlfriend’s shelf (I had been staring at that yellow spine for nearly a year). Yes, many of the arguments contained within had been made before. What was impressed me most was the author’s almost freakishly entertaining prose. This man could probably write a page turner on competitive grass growing. That it was on the best subject of all, religion, was icing on the cake. Since then, I’ve been committed to reading everything under his byline.

So it was by happy chance that when a few months back I decided I wanted to do several portrait paintings, Hitch came to mind. He is a rather imposing looking fellow, English-frump with Scotch-neck (see Ted Kennedy). But now that it’s finished, I think I’m going to move on to painting several other authors, and to my friends I promise to “tone it down” a bit on Hitchens. Get better soon Hitch!