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Beloved Leader Triple Portraits

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A chance encounter with Anthony van Dyck’s Triple Portrait of Charles I led me to try one of the Beloved Leader. The 17th-century painting was commissioned to provide Italian sculptor Bernini, working in Rome, with source material for a marble bust of the King. Following van Dyck, I put head-on, three-quarter, and profile views of Mark in one painting. The result was a mysterious sense of interaction among the three Beloved Leaders–a jousting for dominance perhaps, or jealousy over attention, or just an uneasiness with each other.​

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Beloved Leader Triple Portrait Series, “Three Amigos”, 2024, oil on canvas, 14.75 x 10 inches

Beloved Leader Triple Portrait Series, “The Three-Body Problem”, 2024, oil on canvas, 21.25 x 15.5 inches

Beloved Leader Triple Portrait Series, “Three For The Money”, 2024, oil on canvas, 19 x 16 inches

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Beloved Leader Triple Portrait Series, “Three’s a Crowd”, 2024, oil on canvas, 15.25 x 21.25 inches

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