Portrait Artist Forum - View Single Post - Portrait vs. figurative work; paintings of people that strangers would buy

Mike McCarty · 08-10-2002, 11:57 PM

My understanding of portrait vs. figurative would be this: A Portrait is done of a specific person and is intended to create a definite likeness of that person. Figurative paintings are paintings which include generic "people." Their presence is meant to give further context to the overall story. Would this painting, by Serra Santa from Argentina, be considered a seascape or figurative or both?

08-10-2002, 11:57 PM	#6
Mike McCarty PHOTOGRAPHY MODERATOR SOG Member '03 Finalist Taos SOPA '03 HonMen SoCal ASOPA '03 Finalist SoCal ASOPA '04 Finalist Taos SOPA Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 2,674	My understanding of portrait vs. figurative would be this: A Portrait is done of a specific person and is intended to create a definite likeness of that person. Figurative paintings are paintings which include generic "people." Their presence is meant to give further context to the overall story. Would this painting, by Serra Santa from Argentina, be considered a seascape or figurative or both? Attached Images __________________ Mike McCarty