First Week Portraits

I finished the first week of small portraits, and it's been a great learning tool. As I don't want to paint like the old masters, but with more transparency, I chose a demo of Carolyn Andersons that I relate to for the first one - nice quick, broad strokes.

The second one is a study of a piano player in a Paris flea market that will one day be a large painting. The bottom left is Sam and the one next to her is Morgan (his rapper pose). Sam says I am cheating by using the sunglasses, but I like the look. She's probably right though, so "eyes included" will be next week.

All done on 20x16 - ordered more portrait linen to try these on as there is too much grain I think for the little paint I'm using.