Alba: Scaling Up at Piscine Club 2026

Painting Alba was an exercise in scaling my Pop Art vision to architectural proportions. Measuring 2.35x4.30m, this mural was created for a film studio space near Bordeaux, demanding an image with immediate, undeniable presence. I stripped the palette back to its most powerful elements—ultramarine blue, gold, and black—to create maximum optical impact. The challenge of working at this scale is maintaining the intimacy of the portrait; I focused heavily on the volumetric shading of her face to ensure her gaze remained magnetic, while allowing the graphic, color-blocked background and silhouette to anchor her massive scale within the room.