In 1757, French painter François-Hubert Drouais (1727 - 1775) painted this picture. It is a portrait of probably Madame Marie Justine Benoîte Duronceray (1727-1772). She was a singer, dancer and comedienne, married to Charles Simon Favart.
In 2022, I created (with great respect and reverence) this version of the portrait using Photoshop. Madame Favart's face is now hidden behind an exuberant hairdo of flowers.
I also gave the artwork a romantic and softer look by making the light slightly diffuse.
If you click on the image, you can view (part of) the enlarged version.
Art with a wink ;-)
The stylists at Art Heroes call my art style ‘Art with a Wink’. And I couldn't agree more. Life is serious enough as it is, don't you think? ;-)
I mainly make surrealist artworks and collages, because in those artstyles I can so wonderfully unleash my creativity and unbridled..
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