Artist Russell Powell has a unique way of creating portraits. He doesn’t paint on paper, he doesn’t draw or paint on any conventional surface to that matter, Powell uses his own hand to create amazingly detailed portraits. Based in California, Russell is a teacher that has beautifully merged art and the body by painting stunning portraits of people on his palms. Incredibly, this textured and creased surface doesn’t prevent him from creating enough details and dramatic shading to give his paintings a three-dimensional feel.
If you think this end here you are very mistaken, his work doesn’t just stay on his hand,once he completes a portrait he touches his palm to a paper, this process is called ” Hand stamping ” and it’s his way of recording his pieces that will be saved forever. The artist is able to paint quick enough that the medium doesn’t dry before he hand-stamp them, the last cool thing regarding his works is that each final piece showcase Powell’s unique fingerprints and this will always make sure his works are unique just to him. Visit his Instagram profile for more work
Source: MyModernMet
