Tranquillity

This was a statue of the Buddha that I saw in a gift shop in Aubeterre-sur-Drone, Charente.

It had a sense of tranquillity that was quite effective, Initial sketches were done with CarbOthello pastel pencils and Rembrandt ochres and greens.

Once the underpainting was done, which mapped out the areas to develop, I started on the final, metallic effects - full metal jacket, so to speak.

The finished piece was placed against a simplified background, and the wooden shelf was painted more red than in life, to emphasise the complementary greens of the figure.

Tranquillity © Niall O’Neill