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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Wood
- Other details : Artwork on wood. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 24x16in
About this artwork
In the first instance, I created Aphrodite by applying an underpainting of glue (my Gloil process). The thickness of the glue depended on where I was on the painting. For example, the nose projects out the most so it required more glue carefully shaped in the form of Aphrodite's nose. The white squares also required added thickness.
Aphrodite is only one of many paintings of the Greek Gods. I fashioned her after the beautiful actress Grace Jones.
Aphrodite is only one of many paintings of the Greek Gods. I fashioned her after the beautiful actress Grace Jones.
Steve Shear
United States
Credentials
- Works on commission
Shear, painter and sculptor, acquired his mastery from renowned maestros including Jean Packard and Valentin Okorokov. Employing expressive color, shapes, and paint application, his works vary from lifelike portraiture to abstract figure painting, enhanced by his unique 'Gloil' process - fusion of traditional techniques with glutinous medium. Shear's artworks make a potent emotional connection, aimed to seize the viewer's heart.