GRANIT XHAKA Portrait for World Cup | Timelapse | (65/80)

Granit Xhaka is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and vice captains Premier League club Arsenal and captains the Switzerland national team. THE PORTRAIT is 14“x11“ oil on linen This is a timelapse video of the oil portrait I did of the top Swiss football player. I painted the full palette painting in 1 sessions totalling 3.5 hours. The steps are highlighted within the timelapse as ’chapters’. --- ABOUT THE SERIES (80 Portrait Paintings for World Cup 2022) PORTRAIT EVERY DAY COMMITMENT: As an artist with a deep, personal connection to the World Cup, I set a goal to paint 80 portraits of some of the most talented football players from around the globe. I committed to working on a portrait painting every day for this project on May 28, 2022 and will continue to work on a football portrait every day until the final game of the world cup on December 18, 2022. FOOTBALL PORTRAITS: Many of the football player’s portrai