Thursday, August 27, 2009

Back to portraits...

I decided to go back to my idea of working on portraits every week, and took a 20x16 canvas, divided it up into quarters, and do a small one everyday. I think it's like doing the scales of the piano, you just need to practice over and over again - without the commitment to having a finished piece. That way I can just paint, experiment, be loose and work my way through the process.
The bad thing is that they are done from photos right now - the good thing is, when i rope someone into sitting here for a couple of hours, I'll have done my practice.
To the right - my daughter Sam
10x8