Sophistication | Pop Art Woman Portrait Face Oil Painting

About Sophistication

A woman's face fills most of the canvas, tilted upward and cropped at the right so her pale hand rests against her chin. Her skin is near-white with cool grey shading, her eyes bright blue, ringed by orange and yellow feathered markings flecked with dots. Her lips are painted lime green and magenta. A large multicoloured mandala of pointed petals sits over the left side of her head, built from pink, yellow, green and purple stripes, while a checked band of small coloured squares runs down her cheek.

Fine black line work fans out from her hair into curling tendrils, and sprigs of violet, teal and green foliage are drawn across the plain white background. Her fingernails are hot pink, matching dashes of colour on her chin. Paint is applied flat and smooth with crisp graphic edges, closer to illustration than brushy texture. The character is bold and decorative: a graphic, colour-saturated face that reads as street-art poster work on canvas.

Suits a living room with white or pale grey walls, a bedroom above a plain bedhead, or a salon, boutique or creative office reception. Works with black furniture, chrome or acrylic pieces and simple white shelving. Pair it with other graphic pop art rather than landscapes, and keep surrounding decor quiet so the colour carries. Browse more pop art, women in art, contemporary art.