Kendric Tonn
Drawing /
Painting
My work--primarily paintings in oils--is founded in the slow contemplation of models and objects in the studio. Over the many hours it takes to produce a painting, I strive to create a compelling, but non-photographic, representation of a scene. I seek the light effects and sense of form of the old masters, and to put them down on canvas in a painterly manner.
Through that process, I balance multiple, only partly-compatible objectives: my paintings represent the individuals who pose for them, but seek to depict timeless and universal people; my paintings seek to create the illusion of depth, but also to be carefully-arranged two-dimensional patterns.
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Artist Links
- I allow businesses to purchase or display my work.
- I am open to selling my work under payment plans.
- I am available for demonstrations.
- I offer classes.