This is my portrait of the now infamous Oscar Pistorious in court during his bail hearing. Initially this subject was chosen because he has recognisable features that I felt I could reproduce. However, the massive media coverage of the case meant it took on a new meaning. The portrait is not dissimilar to the original photo, and I've kept with the half light half dark background as a way of pointing to his inner turmoil.
On a purely artistic front this was done with watercolour pencils, and I'm now learning that you really only have one shot at getting the colours right, which is particularly difficult on skin tones.
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