Joy doesn’t often include other objects in a portrait but it was intentional in this case to attempt to tie two separate portraits of brothers together in a diptych. The photos were taken in Joy’s very natural backyard, where this branch, a favourite of the many squirrels who fed there, acted as a portrait prop. I am not sure that the idea worked as well as Joy would have liked as this lad looks like he is wielding the branch in a way, and his brother looks like he is using the branch as an arm rest, however, it is a rare example of adding a feature not really related to the portrait itself. You can hunt for the very few portraits in this collection that include specific objects other than the sitter.
Joy MacFadyen
Joy doesn’t often include other objects in a portrait…….
Date?Techniqueoil on canvasDimensions? x ?photo creditJoy MacFadyenShare
