5"x7" Oil on gessoed hardboard.
Here is another work in progress. I usually sketch out the p[ortrait very lightly with vine charcoal and then start to roughly block in the basic shadows and massses of color. becaisse it is done in oils, I sometimes have to give it a little time so it's not quite so wet, and come back to it and finish off the finishing touches and and brightest highlights. I love that part. It's like putting frosting on a cake... it all comes alive.
Here is another work in progress. I usually sketch out the p[ortrait very lightly with vine charcoal and then start to roughly block in the basic shadows and massses of color. becaisse it is done in oils, I sometimes have to give it a little time so it's not quite so wet, and come back to it and finish off the finishing touches and and brightest highlights. I love that part. It's like putting frosting on a cake... it all comes alive.
