Ester Punzano

This half-length portrait is a figure study. It shows the profile of a little girl: Andrea, the artist’s daughter. The main focus of the painting, however, was to depict the complexity of the dress’s lace. The naturalist style used was made to resemble that of classic European baroques, taking inspiration from Velázquez’s work. This was achieved through the image’s lighting, dark background, the presence of a single protagonist in the shot, and the use of loose brush strokes. Like this, the artist represents a modern scene of a present-day little girl through a classical style.

Ester García Punzano is an artist based in Barcelona. Born in Badalona, she studied, andlater became licensed, in Barcelona’s Fine Arts University. In the year 2000, she opened upher own art academy in Barcelona, where she works as a full-time art teacher specializing inclassical pictoric techniques. When it comes to her work, she takes great inspiration from theSpanish Golden Age’s style, applying its loose brush strokes, lighting, color palette andoverall look.