Father Figure - The Coach
Father Figure - The Coach (2017)
15×18½ Pastel on Pastel Paper
Original is Available
The Coach imparts his knowledge and skills while teaching us discipline and how to be a team player. For many of us, he may also be one of the very first "older" men we ever see in a state of undress sporting a well-muscled physique.
My Father Figure series isn't just about celebrating the Daddy look. It also depicts those male archetypes in our lives that carry a natural air of authority. These are the men we may admire as role models, who ultimately help define our early perceptions of masculinity. Working in pastel, I leaned into a strong, minimalist portrait style, focusing on his sun-bronzed, heavily carpeted chest and abs, contrasted simply by his worn whistle lanyard and a classic "D" baseball cap.
