The liquid has a way of fracturing light and distorting anything submerged within itespecially people.
This can make it hard to accurately depict anything in the water, but not for artistJohannes Wessmark.
He’s a master at painting people floating in the water.
“Wet Hair 2”
When viewing one of Wessmarks pieces, you might think youre looking at a photograph.
His work is technically flawless.
One of the best examples of this is inWet Hair 2.
“Wet Hair”
Wessmark has had a special interest in depicting water over his decades-long career as a creative.
It has been one of my favorite subject matters for many years, he tells My Modern Met.
When I started painting women it came quite naturally to put them in water.
“Azur Blue”
I love both the beauty of the female form and the challenge of painting moving and reflecting water.
Artist Johannes Wessmark creates photorealistic paintings of people in pools.
Wet Hair
Azur Blue
Submerged
Wet Lace
Weightless
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