A Seizure

I made this painting as a part of my graduation at the National Academy Of Arts. It is inspired by the renaissance period portraits, where the model, dressed in his/ hers most splendid attire ( often times a rich person, only they could afford a portrait) is situated in front of a panoramic, idyllic landscape.

The inner tension is showing clearly in my expression, and the hands are convulsively clenched as if in a state of  hysteria. The serene backdrop with its vivid green fields and clear skies, by contrast heightens the overall feeling of lost balance, where one has lost his place in the world, and feels alone and different.