On a happier note, I did this from-life, oil portrait a number of weeks ago and am finally putting it up here.
Completely within a relatively short period of time, alla prima style, limited palette, the works. Painted over a sanded down previous portrait, with a quick acrylic gesso (which is probably gonna suck as far as archival purposes go), and then a quick graphite cartoon and thinned-down oils for all of the mass building. It's probably the first time that I've been able to reach this level of inherent dynamicism within a painted piece (in regards to brushwork and visual energy), and I'm pretty pleased with it. I'm actually not quite sure where it is now...maybe my locker? Oh well. I try not to fall in love with my pieces too much because the less complacent I am about it, the more likely I am to keep on working and pushing myself to do better.
Mais voilà, c'est moi.
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