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Portraits, Drawings and Paintings

Welcome to the official page of visual artist Michael Wautier. Here, you can explore his artistic journey, discover his signature works, and browse a gallery of portraits and paintings. Although he no longer creates charcoal portraits, Michael continues to produce oil paintings on canvas, available by commission.

Oil portraits

Oil painting is ideal for portraits due to its rich colors and smooth texture, which allow artists to capture subtle skin tones and expressions with precision. Its slow drying time enables fine detail work, resulting in realistic and deep renderings. Additionally, oil portraits maintain their vibrancy and beauty over time, making this technique a preferred choice for immortalizing faces.

Michael Wautier

Biographical note:

"Michael, an artist at heart since childhood, began by sketching comic strips filled with imaginative characters and stories. In the 1980s, he honed his skills in live portrait art in Montmartre, Paris, near the Sacré-Cœur. Later, he pursued a Web Design course in Brussels and moved to Portugal in 2001. In 2003, he launched a website offering charcoal and pastel portrait commissions based on photographs, which caught the attention of private studios and led him to teach Fine Arts on the south bank of the Tagus River. Inspired by this experience, he opened his own studio in Azeitão, which remained active until the Covid-19 pandemic. At the end of 2023, he embraced the challenge of illustrating the book *In My Time*, blending his artistic talent with his graphic design experience. This was followed by illustrating *The Seven Tales of Aunt Joana*, a 64-page book. Since then, he has moved away from charcoal to fully embrace the magic of oil painting, a medium he explores with passion and sensitivity. His works, each one a unique piece, are now available on commission.

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