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.



at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

100 Portrait Project Custom Portrait Giveaway

  This giveaway is happening on Instagram, so go here  (to my Instagram post about it) for more details. Entry deadline February 10, 2026.

  • Portrait 4/100
      Portrait 4/100! I used imitation gold leaf on this one. To figure out where I wanted the gold leaf (in the background), I initially sketch...
  • Portrait 28/100
      This is a common theme for me, because I see it a lot in my household. I used a limited palette of a red, yellow, blue, and white. This is...
  • Portrait 1/100
    Here is the first painting in my year-long 100-portrait personal painting challenge. I want to paint very informally in these portraits, qui...