Lucian Freud

Lucian Freud- David Dawson, Etching on Paper, 758 x 574 mm

The subject matter of Freud's work and the manner with which he creates his work is what drew me towards him while researching artists for my practice, his thick, fleshy portraits and application of paint is something that I want to incorporate into my practice. Due to the fact that,

Not only that, but it's the idea that his portraits try to capture not the exact physical likeness of the sitter but rather, the essence of the sitter that intrigued me, using paint in order to represent these ethereal attributes.