Portrait of Abie is an abstract painting of animaginarypersonin strong deep red and blue tones. Abie is one of my favorite face paintings. From my series Facing Abstraction, the originalpainting was acrylic on paper. This series was created quickly, mostly with palette knives. Brushes were used sparingly for finishing touches and to bring the faces into stronger focus. The orignal image was painted in a small 5x7' greeting card format, then digitally scanned for larger format prints.