School Teacher Paints Realistic Portraits On His Hand And Stamps Them On Paper
Instead of painting directly on paper, first-grade school teacher Russel Powell paints realistic portraits directly on his hand, then using it as a stamp. The San Jose-based teacher-artist paints quickly enough that the paint doesn’t dry, letting his palm-lines become part of the piece. Powell calls this process “hand-stamping,” and even incorporates similar art projects into his classes.
Powell has been teaching at the same school for 14 years, and also runs Pangaean Studios. He is a lover of music, having grown up with a dad who’s a Rock n’ Roll/blues guitarist. One of Powell’s favorite things is walking up to his classroom in the morning and listening his friend Jim play piano for the kids at the start of their day.
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Share on FacebookPretty impressive work, no doubt. However, as someone who has absorbed toxic chemicals as a result of repeated skin contact resulting in permanent nerve damage, I worry about the artist using this technique. It it's acrylic paint, then he's absorbing ammonia and formaldehyde through his skin. If it's oil paint, then petroleum distilates.
am i the only one who doesn't find it breathtaking. why doesn't he paint on the paper?? come on...
you missed the whole point. I'm sure he paints on paper too, but painting on his palm and stamping it on paper is something new and different, out of the ordinary. Also, he has to move really fast because he has too keep the paint wet in order to stamp the paper. Try to imagine the whole process, not just the final product.
Load More Replies...Stunning. Never saw anything like it. I wonder what started him doing this.
They're all jaw-dropping, but the Lennon, especially on paper, is pure genius.
He should've painted it in reverse on his hand and then print it on to the paper, as it stands, the orientation is correct on his hand but not on the paper!
How do you know that? Perhaps he painted the image reversed so it's oriented correctly on paper. You can't tell unless you speak to him.
Load More Replies...Very beautiful portraits. You are extremely talented. I LOVE your work!
What's not to get? They're different and no one else is doing it. And, the technique gives the final stamped painting a distressed textured look, along with the texture from his hand.
Load More Replies...Pretty impressive work, no doubt. However, as someone who has absorbed toxic chemicals as a result of repeated skin contact resulting in permanent nerve damage, I worry about the artist using this technique. It it's acrylic paint, then he's absorbing ammonia and formaldehyde through his skin. If it's oil paint, then petroleum distilates.
am i the only one who doesn't find it breathtaking. why doesn't he paint on the paper?? come on...
you missed the whole point. I'm sure he paints on paper too, but painting on his palm and stamping it on paper is something new and different, out of the ordinary. Also, he has to move really fast because he has too keep the paint wet in order to stamp the paper. Try to imagine the whole process, not just the final product.
Load More Replies...Stunning. Never saw anything like it. I wonder what started him doing this.
They're all jaw-dropping, but the Lennon, especially on paper, is pure genius.
He should've painted it in reverse on his hand and then print it on to the paper, as it stands, the orientation is correct on his hand but not on the paper!
How do you know that? Perhaps he painted the image reversed so it's oriented correctly on paper. You can't tell unless you speak to him.
Load More Replies...Very beautiful portraits. You are extremely talented. I LOVE your work!
What's not to get? They're different and no one else is doing it. And, the technique gives the final stamped painting a distressed textured look, along with the texture from his hand.
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