Portrait of Nicholas Georgiou

16 x 20 inches, oil on canvas, April 2009, by Titus Castanza. Here's a portrait of my friend Nick. He sat for me in my studio. He was originally wearing a dumpy t-shirt, so instead, I put him in a suit jacket and tie. It really helped plant the sitter and bump the him out from the background, using value. The fluorescent lights contributed to the cool overcast to the painting that I learned to like.