Original artwork description:

The title "Under-card" presents two boxers that fight before the main event. I painted a young boxer on his way up verses an older, wiser boxer nearing the end of his career. The younger boxer is quicker and can land more punches in the earlier rounds. The older boxer knows he can't match the quickness but if he can hang on for 3 rounds, the younger boxer will lose some of his quickness. In the later rounds, the older and wiser boxer will begin to land more punches and deliver heavier blows. This is an action painting that captures the turning point in the fight. From this point on, we will see a true battle between much more equally matched opponents. I chose to paint the moment of a well timed jab sending sweat flying. You can feel the energy in this painting by the loose quick brush work and strong diagonals.

Materials used:

canvas

Tags:

#boxer portrait pet art #contemporary #man #male figure #lifestyle #african-american #boys #boxing #boxer #fighters #fighting #sports event #black man #ringo starr #sports art #boxer painting #action-painting