"Constance" Original Painting by Jean-Luc Almond

Typically within Jean-Luc's work is a process of creation and destruction, each portrait is classically painted before the artist "destroys" the piece with impasto layering in oil, rendering an arresting and haunting image. 

"Constance" is a haunting image, the face appears to loom from the background, aided by the brilliantly executed chiaroscuro (contrast of light and shadow) technique, flecks of colour give the piece depth and frame the face beautifully.