The Naiads (2025) Original Oil Painting by Amy Devlin

My process starts with taking the photographs I work from, I like to experiment with angles and light in the photographing. Every inch of the canvas has multiple layers on to build up the feeling of light, water and body, every layer focusing in on more detail until there is a balance of tight detail and watery fluidity. Every summer I do a number of photo shoots and then spend the rest of the year exploring them from different angles. Some of my favourite shots are from below the surface as you get all the lovely reflections on top of the water and all the amazing reflections on the body. I love the way the tones change in the play of light across the skin. I think reflections of light on bodies are one of my favourite thing to paint. I have been incorporating more group shots in my work, I love the elegant chaos under the water created by multiple bodies.

Materials used:

Oil on Canvas

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 100 x 80 x 5cm (unframed) / 100 x 80cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Photorealistic
• Subject: People and portraits