Description
I arranged this virtual studio day as a tribute to the Georgian profilist Samuel Andrews.
Silhouette cutting takes place online. All my studio days consist of a series of 10-minute portrait sittings, which take place over Zoom.
After booking your sitting(s) you’ll receive an email ticket containing a Zoom link and further information. I’ll also send a reminder shortly before the event.
On the day you’ll be asked to log in to the Zoom event two minutes before the time you chose. I’ll cut silhouettes of you and your family and pop them in the post afterwards.
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Who was Samuel Andrews?
The Irishman Samuel Andrews spent much of his short life in India, where he painted a remarkable series of miniature portraits and en-grisaille profiles. He lived in Calcutta and his subject’s were mostly members of the British ruling Raj. He usually worked on ivory, first painting the outline in a dark sepia and then filling in the details with thinned pigment.
Technically, these kind of portraits are not silhouettes. However, they are closely related to silhouettes due to their reliance on a strongly painted outline which defines the image. They look like relief cameo carving, but are actually flat.
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