Rafer van White

December 2006, Łódź

'Rafer van White'
or
'Self-Portrait in the Age of 19.'
or
'Self-Portrait in Beret'

-Heh! Heh! Heh! That is a Goodie! Portrait of Rafer the White Wizard in full colour! -Twisted-Evil... Isn't it? );D

... That is the Second Product of my fascination the artworks of Great Rembrandt van Rijn. As you may guess we have here a twisted-evil parody of his 'Selfportrait in the Age of 34' from year of 1640, which in now (as far as I know) in National Gallery, London.

It is A3 format, and effect of 5 days of painting with my dear watercolour .

It is also, a gift to my parents, so at 24th. of Dec. this year they were a bit shocked. )XD Rafer-Mum sad that: ' -Ten uśmiech jest szyderczy! (it means that she had a big LooooL from rhis twisted-evil smile of her son).

If You think that my face is some form of caricature, that You have to belive that it is NOT! .I really have such wide smile and I am proud with it! The hair are white long and flowing, becauce they are really long and flowing ..White becauce it is a portrait of White Wizard (if you didn't know this fact earlier! ) I've painted mysleph in similar to orygnal rembrandt's cloaths (but of course WHITE) and a variation about my cousn's beret, which I simlpy adore (beret! not my cousin of course! ) This light blue cardigan is a reference to my real t-shirt which I really like it. This painting is also a selfportrait of my paintbrush (I sad to myselph when I've pained this: '-Hmmm... And... Why not?' )

At the end, I have to tell about the frame (also my design) ... Yes...It is the colour of my font in Polish Tolkien's Chat (as known as Czatownik <The Watcher> ), which most of you simply hate, from a loooong time...

Tachnical Note: I am Really Sorry that is just a photo, and not the Scan, but when I've made a such one I managed that it is tooooooo white and it is impossible to see anything. A Bad Luck! But I think that quality of photo isn't VERY bad...Isn't it?

And... of course... I am waiting your oppinion about this painting... (Because You have to remember that I am just lerning how to use the watercolour properly...)

-Youre's
-Rafer Van White

PS. The Think of the Month:
"-This Christmas... GO! WHITE! ) "

PS2. You can see also, how I made it in just 5 days...

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