Oil portraits

Reflections of the soul: the presence, the character and the inner life of the sitter.

The portraits in this series belong to private collections. Mikel Pinto is a contemporary Spanish portrait painter based in Madrid, and he accepts commissions for oil portraits throughout Spain. Commission a portrait →

Álvaro and His Mother, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Álvaro and His Mother
Oil on canvas · 50 × 50 cm
Commission / private collection

Portrait of Ángel Borreguero, oil on canvas by Mikel Pinto — Portrait of Ángel Borreguero
Oil on canvas · 100 × 81 cm
Commission / private collection

Enrique Vila, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Enrique Vila
Oil on canvas · 100 × 81 cm
Commission / private collection

The process

The poet Ángel Borreguero: from the first stain to the portrait

From the magenta ground to the finished figure: the layers of oil that shape «Portrait of Ángel Borreguero», oil on canvas, 100 × 81 cm.

Ana Carolina de Villanueva, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Ana Carolina de Villanueva
Oil on canvas · 130 × 97 cm
Commission / private collection

The horn player Manu Asensi, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — The horn player Manu Asensi
Oil on canvas · 100 × 81 cm
Commission / private collection

Portrait of an Artist in Love, oil on canvas by Mikel Pinto — Portrait of an Artist in Love
Oil on canvas · 180 × 190 cm
Commission / private collection

Uxue, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Uxue
Oil on canvas · 50 × 50 cm
Commission / private collection

Aita, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Aita
Oil on canvas · 60 × 40 cm
Commission / private collection

Marco, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Marco
Oil on canvas · 100 × 81 cm
Commission / private collection

Isabel, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Isabel
Oil on canvas · 50 × 50 cm
Commission / private collection

Alfredo, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Alfredo
Oil on canvas · 30 × 50 cm
Commission / private collection

Winter Twilight, oil portrait by Mikel Pinto — Winter Twilight
Oil on canvas · 30 × 30 cm
Commission / private collection

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