Young Israeli Soldier
So, I wanted to paint subjects that were a little less morbid, and get away from photos of victims of state repression..
Ideally, I would have painted a portrait from life.
But, since logistically, I have no way of doing that, I had to use photographs.
I settled on color portraits by contemporary photographers, including Rineke Dijkstra, a Dutch photographer, who did a series about young people serving in their nation's military in uniform and in mufti.
I was quite taken by this particular portrait and decided to paint it.
Love it, Aramis!
Really nice portrait, Aramis @aramissebastian
Thank you, gentlemen.