Face Paintings by Ric Conn

My face paintings are not portraits. Portraits are about the sitter, my face paintings focus on the face as the subject. I have always been fascinated by facial features. The eyes, nose, mouth and skin are incredibly fascinating, so much personality in each feature. So complex, each face is a world unto itself. To me, the story is in the face; the face is the subject of my compositions, not the person wearing it. Emotions revealed in the face are ultimately what I want to capture, and correctly painting the facial features is what keeps me fascinated.

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