This artwork entitled “Kindred Spirits 3” is a recent watercolour painting by van den hoooven, an emerging Australian artist who experiments with lines, shapes, colors and compositions. Kindred Spirits 3 depicts two feminine faces belonging to identical twins standing beside each other; the two individuals depicted are similar in form and color but have slightly different facial expressions and features.

Twins represent both sameness and difference, unity and individuality, harmony and conflict. The artist challenges the viewer to look closely and notice the nuances that distinguish the twins from each other.

The faces have yellowish-orange hair, green eyes and bright red lips, which create a contrast with the neutral gray background. Kindred Spirits 3 evokes a sense of playfulness and surrealism, as the faces have exaggerated features and expressions that defy realism. Kindred Spirits 3 invites the viewer to explore and interpret the meaning, emotions and personalities behind the two faces.

It uses the following pigments: turner’s yellow, cadmium red, cobalt green, naples yellow reddish, neutral tint, potter’s pink and lunar black.