Fernando Botero is a renowned Colombian painter and sculptor know for his volumetric stylization of figures and objects. While his work includes still-lifes and landscapes, he really concentrated on situational portraiture, and all of his paintings and sculptures are united by their proportionally exaggerated, or “fat” figures, as he once referred to them.
I was recently commissioned to pay tribute to one of Botero’s painting and I thoroughly enjoyed trying to imitate this unique style of painting. The vibrant colors and mink wrapped around the voluminous women’s neck add to the interest of this piece.
