A cover for L'Express magazine
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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...
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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.
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A close-up....
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