Jonathan Yeo is an artist that i saw in the National Portrait Gallery in London.
Sienna Miller
Pictures from http://www.jonathanyeo.com
Jonathan's paintings vary in size and some are arranged in groups. His popular works are of recognisable people, actors, actresses and politicians. Some of his paintings are sized based on the popularity of his subject.
The reason i chose to look at his work is because i find the way he focuses on the face of the subject and the rest of the painting is very out of focus and seems a little unfinished.
picture (http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/media/ALeqM5iw7yivRcnRibcwwG_SV_f4az0MvA)
Other the the style of his paintings, i like his use of colour. The backgrounds make his work seem very natural and almost make it look like the backdrop used in photography for school photographs. Collectively they look like variations of skin tones and pastels.
Shebah 2013
picture http://www.jonathanyeo.com/gallery)
I particularly like this painting of the artists wife as the pose is very natural, it looks almost as though it was painted from life rather than a photograph. He has created this with his trademark 'unfinished' look which makes it a little more natural. I also like the way the colours are very neutral and light.
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