Samantha Hopwood - Sun

WINNER of the Noosa Portrait Prize 2025!

Oil
91cm x 122cm

This portrait captures horror filmmaker Chris Sun. Calm in presence, but with a quiet intensity that hints at the worlds he builds behind the camera. I wanted to paint the storyteller behind the chaos, the one who conjures atmosphere, tension, and emotion from the ground up. The headphones felt like a quiet symbol of that process, a subtle nod to the noise he masters.