NEKOMIMI - 2019

Materials: Mixed Media Collage of Japanese Candy Packaging Under White Acrylic, Watercolor and Oil Pastels

Size: 8”x8”

A portrait of a former student who was an obsessed anime fan. I photographed her in her favorite kitty hat, then went to a Japanese grocery store and took photos of snack food displays which I used as the foundation of the collage. I wanted it to provide texture and interest without being overpowering so I painted a semi transparent layer of white acrylic over it, letting different parts (including some of the cute characters) peek through. Lastly I painted her portrait with transparent layers of watercolor brushes, water soluble oil pastels and acrylics.