Whats on the Easel - August 20th, 2011

Getting a bit of painting done lately, after maybe 3 monbths of not even looking at an easel.. Still doing portraits though, coz in the spare room I only have so much space to work with.  These are nearly all on A3 size, and on Cansen Acrylic and Oil paper.  Its easier to store than canvases, and I am running out of room :(

Anyway.. finished the portrait of Matt.. here it is;

I hope he likes it....

I also started a new portrait of Dad.  Here is a little WIP and where I am up to so far.  I hope to finish this weekend but we'll see how I go.  I still need to work on the eyes, mouth and nose!

First I sketch in with a paint brush and some thinned down paint.

Then I work on the first pass... Its about as far as I can go until some of the paint dries a little

Pete

Whats on the easel.. August 2011

Last night I had the urge.. a long time coming, so I started to paint a portrait of my son in law, Matt.  I decided to use a fairly limited palette.. Titanium White, Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Red, and Lemon Yellow.. and to be a bit loose with the painting.. This is the result so far.. I am pretty happy with it, although it does need some fine tuning (around the mouth and eyes mainly) before I add it to the gallery..

Comments always welcome.