Patrick Puckett Portfolio Box

Small Faces, 2022, $3000

Humans are hard-wired to respond to faces. The perception of expression in facial features is how we function in society. In a way, faces are the ultimate subject matter…and they are also fun to paint. Sometimes I see how long I can work on a face before painting the pupils. No matter how realistic you paint it, the human face remains in the uncanny valley until you add the pupils. When you do, it instantly becomes alive.

Small Faces 1-6, oil and pencil on paper, 16 x 12 inches

Study Suite comes in handmade engraved clamshell box with museum gloves and artist statement.