FAMILY, FRIENDS & HEROES

Morgan was commissioned to capture the clients close school friends, with family members and a hero of each person eg. Mohamed Ali, Santana, Bill Shankly. The composition included people who had passed. The starting point was a black and white photogragh of the Father, all the lighting had to match this. The sitting in Liverpool was a very loud and drunken affair, so this was the perfect moment to capture the noise and comradery of the animated group. There are lots of Liverpool references in the composition including a beached whale in the distance that they discovered as kids and was big news locally!

This was a large portrait and took 6 months to complete

Oil on linen

150x105cm

Private collection

Credits

Location
Liverpool

Details
Pure pigment and linseed oil on linen

Dimensions
150x105cm