Given their complex anatomy, hands are often considered one of themost difficult subjects to draw.
ArtistJavier Arizabalo Garcia, however, manages to capture the expressive language of hands in hishyperrealisticpaintings.
On each canvas, he renders a posed hand so supple that you’d think it was a photograph.
After careers in both graphic design and photography, the artist decided to pursue painting full-time in 2006.
His successful creative practice focuses on traditional figurative subjects such as people andstill livesand emphasizes strong realism techniques.
Thanks to a keen understanding of light and shadow, Garcia renders three-dimensional models using only oil pigment.
In his depictions of isolated hands, Garcia recalls classical figurative painting.
Artist Javier Arizabalo Garcia creates hyperrealistic paintings of hands.
He masterfully renders the suppleness of skin in oil paint.
Some pieces are staged with a candle to illuminate the palm.
