"A portrait is a painting with something wrong with the mouth. " John Singer Sargent

I thought of that quote many times while working on this painting. The mouth is not static. The slightest line or brush stoke can completely  change the expression

This is the only one where I drew in the image before painting

 

Acrylic layout

"Waiting for the Muse" oil on board 80 cm x 100 cm

The 6th painting is on its way

detail

I approached this painting as if I were painting an abstract; using color as shapes.  At this point, I like what is happening.; big brushes and lots of color. Why use a restricted palette when the world is full of color?

10 examples of the upcoming face drawing class

I have finished these 10 different faces, done in 10 different mediums that will be the examples for my online class.  I will start from scratch on each of them and  show the entire process on video for each of these.

conté pencil

incised encaustic and tranfer

I will also have classes in my studio, with a wine and critique finale.

Acrylic

charcoal

oil and cold wax

ink pencil

ink wash

oil

chalk pastel

pencil