DEVIN MAUPIN
Devin Maupin is a freelance illustrator based in Lake Mills, Wisconsin, who specializes in portraits.
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CREATIVE STATEMENT
My interest in portraiture is something that comes from my childhood fascination in comic books and the rigorous training I did to become an artist. Faces are a conundrum, two dots and a line can make a human think up almost any emotion depending on how they are placed and yet a detailed painting with tons of detail can look so far off from who it's trying to portray. We read so much in someone's face, and regardless if you are a comic book artist or a classical painter if even one detail is off it can look like a whole new person. It's my job to get the details right, because everyone deserves to look like themselves.
RECENT CLIENTS
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various private commissions
Q&A
Which of your portraits is a personal favorite?
Well that's an easy one, it's the one of my wife. She has to live with me sketching her and using her as reference in several of my other projects, she is a trooper and I always love seeing her face.
What is the most important feature to capture?
The most important feature to capture are the eyes, there are two famous quotes about eyes. One is "Eyes are windows to the soul" and the other is "Others eyes are a mirror we use to judge ourselves" so tell me... do you see others' souls in their eyes, or your own?
What would your dream project be?
My dream portraits are always gifts, when someone doesn't know what they are getting, then seeing themselves is always a happy shock.
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