1 hour head study

11/21/2015 3:32:47 PM | Comment on this

Done from a photo used in a commission years ago, I was limiting myself to 3 colors (Yellow Ochre, Burnt Sienna, Raw Umber), plus white. This is, I believe, what Patricia Watwood uses as a semi-quick drying underpainting. But I wanted to stop  at this stage, so no blue in his eyes or shirt. 12x9" oil on canvas paper.

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Life study - 12x9" pastel

11/19/2015 5:29:43 PM | Comment on this

Life study from last week's open studio, done in pastels. I worked on making it look like her a bit, but time was short (less than 2 hours to do it, with breaks for the model). I like the sanded pastel paper surface I was working on, and I wanted a soft edged lively look. The skin tones kind of suggested the background colors. Disappointed her eyes didn't show, but it was an unusual challenge to do the glasses. I tweaked it a bit in the studio when I got it home.

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