Black Girl Portrait - Gouache by Max Turner

A certain enigma surrounds Max Turner: he possesses both undeniable mastery and the humility of a great artist. Endowed with musicality and vibrancy in his brushwork, he remains a man of unassuming nature, far removed from the realm of trendy art galleries. His experience as an art instructor has sharpened his acuity for studying and capturing the essence of figure models, nurtured by his lifelong fascination with the human visage.In this gouache portrait, one can sense that with each stroke, he repeats a gesture as if it was the very first time, capturing that fleeting fraction of a second, an emotion, a secret of his subject to infuse into his canvases. One can feel the artist’s pleasure in portraying his model, a girl with dark hair, a matte skin, while her lips are adorned with a hint of red.As with his other portraits, Turner’s distinctive style is evident in his ability to capture the enigmatic expressions and gaze of his subjects. This portrait is no exception, the intensity of