Tiddling

 Selfie   20" x 16"  Oil  Finished?

 

 



 

 

Boatline  6" x 14"  Oil  WIP

WA

 

 Look At You!  26" x 18" (approx.) Charcoal

 

Made a start on another SP! Happy so far, but I saturated it with fixative, which ran, 8( , and meant I had to leave it until completely dry.

So I did this..........

 

Hood  10" x 12"  Charcoal

WA - Charcoal or Graphite

 

Winker  24" x 24"  Charcoal



WA - Hat

 

SP with Scarf  16" x 20"  Oil

 

Ise a bin mostly tiddlin'! The above face was a wipeoff, so I took it along to the WA, as the brief was 'hat', which this is, sort of,....um..... in high hopes of making a good portrait. I got in a right pickle taking off my specs to see what I was painting! Then an intelligent member of the group suggested I paint said specs and....voila! I have to recommend it as an easy way to paint eyes.....must get a better likeness though, tomorrow.

 

Cap  ( no idea of size but estimate 30" x 20") Charcoal

 

Was tiddling this yesterday, in the absence of inspiration, but I am really enjoying charcoal again and so maybe will do more.

WA - Drawing

 

The brief at the art club today was to draw....no painting......something antique. I'm still on the self portrait kick which I thought wasn't straying too far!

Self Portrait 20" x 16" Oil WIP (detail)

 

I think this answers your question, Carolann. I have been working on my favorite SP today, just a detail of which I am showing you.

EssPeeeeeees!

 1. Self Scrutiny 12" x 16" Oil

 

 2. Self Scrutiny Too  12" x 16"  Oil

 

3. SP 20" x 16" Oil

 

4. SP with Scarf  16" x 20"  Oil WIP

 

I am looking for help making my choice of painting to submit to the BP portrait award, sooo....1,2,3 or 4? I wonder if your favourite will be mine too!

 

There is also a new exhibition this year, 'Self', run alongside and with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. I might just go mad and do both!