Portrait Over Yellow Background

Artist Bio

Mary Sinner has painted for over half her lifetime, with an MFA in Fine Art and a BFA in Painting & Drawing from the University of Utah. Her brushstrokes are clear, favoring oil paint over most other mediums, and her preferred color palette of bright, evocative shades is clear within this portrait.

Here, she depicts a young woman with vivid, aquamarine eyes wearing a reddish-orange headscarf standing over a pop of yellow in the back. Her technique for capturing the woman’s pale skin in shades of pink highlighted by green and blue is akin to Renoir’s bathers. It’s joyful and a touch contemplative, making it a perfect addition to a young professional’s home office or an airy, light kitchen space.