Saturday, February 8, 2025

Portrait 17/100












I love all the colored strands in this woman's hair, plus her slightly red nose adds some drama. 

The in-between images show how ridiculous the portrait looks in the beginning. Here I decided to fill in the entire panel with paint, using a general color for a large area. Then I refined the painting with smaller marks of more specific color. The initial pass using large swatches of color made the second pass much easier, because I didn't have to fill in everything with a smaller mark. Some of the color from the initial pass worked just fine.












Thank you to Milla Weideman on the Museum by Sktchy app for the reference photo. 8x6” oil paint on mdf panel. 

 


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