Here's a portrait in progress of my friend, John Willard, quiltmaker, in Burlington. John posed patiently for me on his back porch in June of last year while I tried (and failed) both plein air and painting live from a model at the same time.
I've included a series of images which end with the photo I decided to use as a reference. There's still much to be done, including adjustments to the mouth, ears, nose, etc...
March 3 update... Here I'm trying out some darker colours but miss the brighter, lighter blues I once had in the background. Yet, the colour from the photo is being badly influenced by my red studio walls. The proof: immediately below is the painting taken again at the other end of my home studio.
March 1 update with a different pallette that includes Venetian Red.
Early stage with an attempt to warm up the figure, July 22, 2012
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Dry brush drawing, early July 2012
The original reference photo, June 2012
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