The Third Picture of Dorian Gray

Twenty years later, Dorian is still flawless, but the painting is showing the toll of his sins.

The performance is over, so I can finally upload these! A friend/peer of mine wrote a musical of Oscar Wilde's novel, and last summer he asked if I would produce the portraits needed. After a bit of negotiation, I agreed to do four portraits of the lead singer at an A4 scale and have them printed large enough for the stage. I took the photos in December, and spent the latter half of January drawing and painting them.

I am very proud of what I have achieved with these paintings.

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Artwork (c) me, *Lutra-Gem / R. O'Reilly
Time taken: approx. 5 hours
Media: Winsor & Newton Galleria acrylic paints on Fabriano Hot Press paper