There are many things I love about Eric Fortune’s work.  It’s the combination of realistic and stylized, the play of saturated and desaturated hues, and the strong values present in each piece.  If you scan through his portfolio, you can see how each piece has at least one area of dark value; hair, jacket, or chair.  But juxtaposed with those strong darks are areas of very subtle value changes, maybe a face rendered with grays and bits of color here and there.  It’s a wonderful combination of semi-graphic and illustrative techniques as well as the realistic and fantasy elements that make his work quite inspirational.  Click on one of the images above to see more work on his Web site.