A cover for L'Express magazine
Now and again a really peachy job comes along. This jungle scene is one of them. It depicts the cut-throat world of French finance.
Apparently.
Here's a time-lapse video of the painting process...
With most commissions I will provide several concept sketches to give the client options to choose from. In this case the brief was so perfectly formed that I just sketched it up to establish the composition and lighting.
A close-up....
