Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Portrait 15/100











I love this woman’s hair style, so much so that I exaggerated the bundle on the right and merged it with the background. It’s fun to play with abstraction, and I don’t usually do it, but want to keep reminding myself to try. 

I started on a white canvas panel and drew in the portrait with pink paint. Then I blocked in the main colors in large-ish brush strokes. In the final pass, I got more specific with the shapes and tones and paint coverage. I loved painting her hair, with all those colors and squiggles.

Here are some in-betweens:








Thank you to Stephf J on the Museum by Sktchy app for the reference photo.  6x6” oil paint on linen panel.

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