Friday, July 11, 2025

Portrait 52/100


 










This is a paint over, again. So say goodbye to the wolf underpainting, which provided a lovely painting surface for this portrait. And this one came together relatively easily. Perhaps I am getting the hang of making portraits? I'm now looking over my shoulder, sure that the next one will bite me in the butt!

Thank you to Nazanin Nor on the Museum app for the lovely reference photo. Here are some process shots:



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