Green Cast is a 2024 oil portrait by Haya Shahzad. The sitter is lit by a single green-yellow source — the painting is mostly about what light does to skin, not about the face.
Green Cast · oil portrait · 2024
Title
Green Cast
Artist
Haya Shahzad
Year
2024
Medium
oil portrait
Form
Painting
Status
Available on enquiry
About this work
Started from a small thumbnail testing the green-on-flesh palette. The actual painting is two layers: a warm raw-sienna under-painting, then cool greens and yellows pulled across the highlight side. The shadow side is left transparent. Total time, around six hours over two days.
