Rex is a 2024 oil study by Haya Shahzad. A Tyrannosaurus rex caught in three-quarter profile, painted in umbers and amber against a near-black ground.
Rex · oil study · 2024
Title
Rex
Artist
Haya Shahzad
Year
2024
Medium
oil study
Form
Painting
Status
Available on enquiry
About this work
Painted alla prima in a single long session. Burnt umber and raw sienna as the core palette, with one note of cadmium orange in the eye. The skin texture is dragged on with a flat brush over wet paint — no glazing — so the surface stays open and the animal stays alive.
