Portraits
Statement
A few years ago a friend commissioned me to paint his portrait from life. Once a week, for several months, he would come to my studio and sit for me. Afterwards I missed his visits and this led me to realize that painting a person from life allowed me to connect with them on a deeper level. Our exchange and shared experience was recorded with paint, permanently. I started asking my friends to come and pose for me so that I could continue having these intimate experiences.
Many of the people who I have painted are artists and activists, and of this group, many are also queer. I consider them all "rebels" because they have impacted our community for the better through their work. These portraits are of the people I love and admire and my desire is that they reflect something true about the person and of our time together. Because of this, when the sitter leaves my studio the painting is finished. A record of what has occurred between us remains.
Boris Torres
“Portrait of Helen and Sydney” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Gwen Shockey,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
Verified “Portrait of Cecile Chong,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
Verified “Portrait of George McCalman,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Kay Turner” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Rio Sofia” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Salvador Muñoz” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Jim Hodges” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Camilo Godoy” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Kristoffer Haynes” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Fernando Vieira” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Lucas Michael” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Carrie Hawks” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Matt Keegan” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Dana Sachs” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Owen and Fred,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Tank Burt” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of María José ” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Lynne Sachs,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Kirsten Jackson,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020
“Portrait of Viva Torres with hat,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020
“Portrait of Tabboo!” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of MM Serra,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Noa” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Pamela Sneed,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Grace Graupe-Pillard,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Valery and Ruth,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Matthew Risch,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020.
“Portrait of Charles Leslie,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020.
“Portrait of Kostas Anagnopoulos,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Richard Haines,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020.
“Portrait of Viva Torres,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020
“Portrait of Lori Brooks,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020.
“Portrait of Felix Torres” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of María Belén Moncayo,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020.
“Portrait of Ira Sachs,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020
“Portrait of Tabitha Jackson,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020
“Portrait of Robin Winters,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Lisa Bowman,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Esther McGowan,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Laura Wernick,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020.
“Portrait of Ken Castaneda” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Liz Collins,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018.
"Portrait of Pablo Suepat,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Frederic Tcheng,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Scooter Laforge,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018..
“Portrait of Slava Mogutin” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018.
“Portrait of Loo Zihan,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018.
“Portrait of Heather Lynn Johnson,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018.
“Portrait of Arisleyda,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018.
“Portrait of Ken Barnett,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Michael Manganiello,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Robert Hawkins,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Max Colby,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Zachary Booth,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Sue Simon,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Nadia Hallgren,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
Verified “Portrait of Carol Dysinger,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Patti,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Felix Torres,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2020
“Portrait of Candy Store,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Jaime Manrique,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019
“Portrait of Jon Carter” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2016.
“Portrait of Avram Finkelstein,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2019.
“Portrait of Benjamin Fredrickson, ” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018.
Verified “Portrait of Gian Cassini” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021
“Portrait of Darren Jones” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2018.
“Portrait of Viva Torres,” by Boris Torres; acrylic on paper, 18x24 inches, 2021