Issy - print of oil painting on canvas by Jasmine Morgan

ARTIST STATEMENT: I was inspired by the works of the Dutch Masters, in particular Vermeer. I wanted to make a technically competent oil portrait, using similar posing and composition to that which Vermeer used. For example, I decided to depict my subject writing as several of Vermeer’s portraits depict women writing. I also attempted to make the portrait accurate to Vermeer’s time by adding period details such as the jewellery, writing equipment and painting in the background. I paid particular attention to the tones of the skin and the textures within the painting, such as the shirt. My goal was to make the painting look as realistic as possible. ABOUT THE ARTIST: This piece is Shortlisted in the 2021 Sovereign Art Foudation Students Prize in Guernsey. Jasmine is currently a student at Ladies College and was also Shortlisted in 2020, and which resulted in her winning an Art for Guernsey Scholarship Prize.