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Biography

Jean Kinsella is a French artist who, prior to painting, has been working for twenty five years in the film industry. 

Drawing and painting were other forms of creativity and storytelling that always stimulated his interest. After spending hours of pre-production drawing storyboards for his films projects and creating four paintings for his film "Fractals", he felt compelled to explore his creative ideas on paper and canvas furthermore.

That's how he began exploring the world of portrait through oil painting and charcoal drawing techniques.

He followed the masterclasses of New York based artist Casey Baugh as well as French portraitist Florent Fargès. He was also a student at Barnsdall Art Center in Los Angeles.

In 2022, he received a certificate of recognition from the Ukrainian Art Center of Los Angeles and a Commendation from the County of Los Angeles for his support of the Ukrainian people. His portrait "Ukrainia" was offered to a charity auction for peace in Ukraine.


From anonymous faces to historical figures, his subjects are always

telling stories of resilience and social, humanistic commitment.

Creative Process

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Welcome to my virtual painting studio where you can follow my brushstrokes step by step...

Oil portrait

GeorgeFloyd, woman, protests, UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights, peace, apartheid, activism, freedom, RosaParks, womanportrait, racism, NelsonMandela, vietnam, BlackLivesMatter, artwork, Humanrights, oilportrait, war, oilpainting

Creative Process

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Slavin

Read more Sneak Peak on my last oil portrait painting. It is about insidious enslavement in our modern, technologically dependant, society.

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"Night Lights"

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Ava - Sneak peek

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Nelson Mandela - Time lapse vidéo

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NelsonMandela, apartheid, freedom, activism, Humanrights

Rosa Parks. Sneak Peek

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RosaParks, activism, Humanrights

Justine - Sneak Peek

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Humanrights, war, vietnam, woman, peace

Anatomy of a Protest -Sneak peek

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GeorgeFloyd, BlackLivesMatter, racism, protests, activism

Justine & the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Humanrights, UniversalDeclarationofHumanRights

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Kurt

Oil on canvas

61x46cm

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Amy

Oil on canvas

65x46cm

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Jim

Oil on canvas

60x50cm

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Bibi Aisha

Oil on canvas
61x46cm
(Part of the upcoming exhibition "Refuges")

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The girl from Yemen

Oil on canvas
61x46cm
(Part of the upcoming exhibition "Refuges")

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Aïa

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Oil on canvas

61x51cm

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Ukrainia

Oil on canvas

61x51cm

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Madiba

Oil on canvas

61x51cm

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Elle

Oil on canvas

61x51cm

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Shelter

Oil on canvas

61x51cm

(Work in progress, part of the upcoming exhibition project "Refuges") 

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Declaration

Oil on Canvas

30x61cm

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Payam

Oil on canvas

76x38cm

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Childhood

Oil on canvas

71x55cm

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The Door

Oil on canvas

61x45cm

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Rosa

Oil on canvas

76x58cm

(Work in progress)

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Stormy days

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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Fog

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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The Hood

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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Andrew

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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Native

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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Stormy days

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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The road ahead

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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Imperatrice

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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Across

Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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Emilia

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Charcoal on paper

61x48cm

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