Period Costume Portraits

These costume portraits were inspired by a visit to an annual Italian pageant called The Quintana.  Local villagers dress up as their ancestors did, creating a real sense of connection with history at the event.

I painted in layers of colour and textures so that the prints would suggest a blurring between the past and the present.  It was painstaking work indeed, but I couldn't resist!

Information about your period costume art

For a little more information on how I did it, take a look at the Collection page for this particular series. These costume portraits are printed on the heavy Hahnemuhle German Etching paper, 310 gsm, for a painterly feel.

There's more information about printing here.

Your print comes with an extra 1" white border for ease of handling