Category Archives: Portrait

Portrait – One day

I will attempt to do 3-4 portraits this week. Each one two hours. Here is the first.

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Raven Portrait Day III-IV

Final: Update:

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Raven Portrait Day II

Model Raven at Art Students League, Day 2 work in progress. Trying to focus on planes of the head and good shape reads.

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Portrait Progress – opaque color

Adding opaque color to the portrait. Day two.

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Two simultaneous painting going on

For the next several weeks I’ll be working on two paintings at the same time, alterneting days. One will be a portrait and the other will be the figure. Same model, Erin. Here are the layins:

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1/2 Portrait

They say a profile is only 1/2 of a portrait. So here is a 1/2 portrait. One sitting, from life.

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Maria portrait

One sitting alla prima from life. Maria oil on canvas panel. 9×12″

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Charcoal portrait

This is a new charcoal portrait that I did from life in one sitting. I was trying a new structural approach and I really struggled. I’m not happy with the result but the experience of trying something new was worth … Continue reading

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Some life drawing

Were are some drawings done at Spring Studio. Three models!

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New Painting lay in and progress

Day one and three shown here. From life.

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