by Roya Revels

          Roya Revels is an artist from Edmond, Oklahoma who specializes in acrylic painting and various drawing mediums. Her art style is influenced by the surrealism movement and baroque period style, though Roya finds inspiration in all styles of art. The emotional power of art is important to her because she believes art can connect people from all walks of life.

Roya Revels describes this piece as a portrait of musical artist FKA Twigs in the style of Vincent Van Gogh’s “Self Portrait with Felt Grey Hat.” The goal of the portrait is to abstract and use vivid prisma colors to create a stylized yet lifelike image. Each mark forms tone, emphasizing the light on FKA Twigs’ skin and earrings. The black paper background enhances the colors.

Prisma on black paper, 9″ x 12″ October 2022.