Regina Spektor

Continuing my series of brush economy portraits, I present this monochrome painting of the singer Regina Spektor. I’m not really familiar with her, which is out of character for me. I usually choose subjects I feel a personal connection to, people I like or admire. Inspirations. In her case, I ran into a picture of her from a concert she performed with Eugene Hutz (of Gogol Bordello), and I was struck by her look.

I’ve listened to a couple of her songs now, and I think I must have heard at least a few of these through cultural osmosis. Samson is the most recognizable one. Kind of an Amy Mann type, storytelling in song.