Artwork / Archives / 2005 / Justin Oswald (Underneath the Lines)

The title of Justin’s portrait, Underneath the Lines, comes from our interview and photo-session. During it, Justin asked me what went on underneath all the lines in my portraits. Was it a realistic portrait? Did I add the lines as decoration?

These questions puzzled me. Since my way of painting is natural to me, the idea that I’d add my way of expressing myself as a final layer at the end of my process struck me as odd, but I ultimately took it as a compliment. My marks had made their mark.