Jonathan Yeo, the artist behind King Charles III’s new portrait, explained why he chose to use the color red throughout the painting
Jonathan Yeo, the artist behind King Charles III’s new portrait, explained why he chose to give the painting a red hue.
“The red was inspired by the Welsh Guards, but I wanted the painting to be a little more contemporary and not get in the way of seeing the face and the personality,” Yeo, 53, said, per Hello. “The color was an early experiment and then I sketched it out and worked on the face, and the face and background worked so well.”
Yeo said he tried to make sure “nothing else interfered with the balance.” He added, “It was a nice mix of the traditional and the contemporary.”
Charles, 75, is pictured wearing a Welsh Guards uniform while holding a sword in the painting, which is done almost entirely red.
