Brandon Inman // Illustration

{ Underpainting in acrylic }

78 x 162cm ~ {63.7 x 30.7in}

It was a painstaking experience painting my first triptych, but I wanted to give it a shot. I also hadn’t painted this large before. But I’d say if you ever want to paint larger than you normally do, a triptych, diptych, whichever, isn’t a bad way to go since you have separate pieces to work with, and when you’re finished, as a whole, it becomes a nice large piece you can be proud of. I made many mistakes, much of which are obvious, but it was definitely a learning experience given a lack of ideal living conditions here in Korea. There are a few things I would do differently, and it will be easier since I’ll have new living conditions this next year. I will also get it properly photographed.

So here’s a bunch of gobbledygook about the painting. Each panel has it’s own theme – the left panel is solely focused on the floral; the middle, animals; and the right, fireflies. The yellow border that surrounds each image implies the theme with a single unique design in the upperhand corners. There are small schools of color-shifting fish swimming around the girls’ feet. The girls are childlike to increase the innocent and relaxing, yet playful mood of the serene imagery I was aiming for.