Thursday, February 13, 2025

Portrait 18/100

I fussed over this one—scraping back in places halfway through and reworking details. But it started simply: an average dark color for the shadow side, and an average light for the illuminated side. Then the fussing began.

Some paintings come together so easily, and then I don't understand why other paintings do not. This one was a struggle, but I think it came out well in the end. 

Thank you to Stacy Patrice on the Museum by Sktchy app for the reference photo. 8x6” oil on MDF panel.



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