Brace, 2022

Oil and acrylic on panel in antique frame Brace is a portrait of Justin Champagnie of the Toronto Raptors. Borrowing its title from the building term, referencing creating strength through additional support. The expression on the sitters face is ...

Oil and acrylic on panel in antique frame Brace is a portrait of Justin Champagnie of the Toronto Raptors. Borrowing its title from the building term, referencing creating strength through additional support. The expression on the sitters face is one of anticipation, a look of preparation for something unknown. Looking away from the viewer, Champagnie's gaze is towards something beyond the scene to prompt our own imagination of what has captured his attention.