Painted Tribute to Toots Thielemans by Artist Peter Engels

Painted Tribute to Toots Thielemans by Artist Peter Engels

BRUSSELS, February 29/PRNewswire/ -- Belgian artist Peter Engels will mark the birthday of living jazz legend
Toots Thielemans with the largest and most impressive portrait of 'Mister
Harmonica' to date. Toots, whom Engels has met several times, will turn 86 on
April 29.

The canvas, which measures almost 200x100 cm (75x40 inches), shows
Toots deep in concentration as he plays his harmonica, eyes closed, totally
focused.

Peter Engels creates his 'Vintage Portraits' with a knife in a unique
style very much his own, using sepia colours to produce breath-taking
close-ups of well-known characters. Although he has painted Toots Thielemans
several times, he has never painted him on such a large a canvas.

Peter Engels: "Toots Thielemans has a warm and friendly personality. He
is young-at-heart despite his respectable age. Time may have engraved his
characteristic face, but his eyes still twinkle. When he plays the harmonica
he is so intensely focused. That is the image I wanted to paint. One has to
hear his 'Bleusette' only from looking at the painting."

Peter Engels has been a painter for more than 30 years, during which he
has perfected the art of portrait painting. His paintings decorate houses
and offices all over the world. His wish is to exhibit his work in leading
galleries and museums and to visit the world's largest art fairs.

Peter Engels' uniqueness is highlighted in the way he frames the subjects
on canvas - an act of revolutionary creativity. His sepia colorite, his
extraordinary style and his particular brand of painting with a knife are his
unique signature. Engels goes beyond merely painting Toots Thielemans'
physical features; he captures his inner soul.

Just like this impressive canvas of Toots, Engels' work has a rare
quality and style, as well as a contemporary artistic, mature look. The art
of portrait painting literally receives a new face in Peter Engels' work.
This recent Toots portrait certainly is one of his best.

http://www.peterengels.eu

Source: Marathon Advertising Agency bvba

Information, photos and contact: Marathon Art PR, Karin Schwithal, Phone: +32-3-653-33-77, mob: +32-479-80-71-72, ArtPR@peterengels.eu; Artist Peter Engels, mob: +32-477-42-58-58 info@peterengels.eu

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