Shadow of Your Love - Vampirella

Shadow of Your Love Vampirella ** Enric Torres-Prat. Commission was completed May 2023.
Oil on canvas. Image area 27" x 40"

Signed bottom Right

Enric's rep Christi is absolutely wonderful to work with and my Vampirella is what I wanted... EXACTLY! No actually better than I expected. Is there a more beautiful face?

The Story: I wanted Enric's effort, time and ultimately my cost to be focused on her retro 70's glam beautiful face, not a background. Not this time. I wanted her face to photo-sharp and realistic and I wanted her to big lifelike and OWN the room. She is huge, especially since not a full body. She will dominate my space. She deserves it. I gave a few examples of my favorite previously painted faces to push him to my task. I was tough. I even rejected his first painted prelim. SAY WHAT? I am still somewhat new to commissions and Enric is a hero to me. So, how do I tell the Vampirella master his prelim is not what I wanted or right for me? I was scared, but I did. The second prelim attempt knocked me out. "MISSION IS A GO!" I said. I wanted her to be his "Mona Lisa." I literally said that. "Paint me your "Mona Lisa." Make her timeless, with color and light close to a Rembrandt painting. I think he liked that part considering he LOVES Rembrandt. I referenced "The Denial of Peter" a 1660 painting by Rembrandt, now in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. And while Vampirella certainly is a different subject matter, I wanted her to have that old master feel with lighting. I am a sucker for great use of light. I love her beautiful oil tones and her collar is NOT a stark white as you expect to see. In fact, it is probably more umber. Besides Vampi's 70's eye make-up, we don't really know what century she is in.

I LOVE HER.