Portrait study process part II...

This is another portrait that began life as a class demo. Once again I felt compelled to take it to finish. I simply used Ivory Black and Titanium White for this one. It seems to be painted a little looser than usual, which can only be a good thing for me...

Portrait study process...

I've been doing a lot of portrait demonstrations recently for my students, which I don't always take to finish. The last few in particular though have absorbed me so I've taken them as far as is logical for a study. Always good practice, even though they are inspired by photos and not from life....