I work pretty fast from life--especially if its my son, who is 18 and doesn't like to sit still. He watched a movie on his laptop while I painted--so that one took the length of an Italian movie. The one of myself was harder and longer-but done in 2 days. The bottle was a bit quicker-its easier with objects because we are more forgiving about their likenesses. Some people don't want to sit--they are adverse to having their faces reproduced, and the time it involves is an issue. Payment is food and conversation.
When I was a kid I used to do portraits in pencil of my friends. They were pretty accurate, but generally seemed to either displease or surprise my pals.
Someday, if I ever have the time, I'll get back into artwork. But not paints. Just pencil and charcoal.
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Amazing self-portrait!
How long did you spend on each of those last three paintings?
Why do you have trouble getting folk to sit for you? (Or were you just kidding about that?)
I work pretty fast from life--especially if its my son, who is 18 and doesn't like to sit still. He watched a movie on his laptop while I painted--so that one took the length of an Italian movie. The one of myself was harder and longer-but done in 2 days. The bottle was a bit quicker-its easier with objects because we are more forgiving about their likenesses.
Some people don't want to sit--they are adverse to having their faces reproduced, and the time it involves is an issue.
Payment is food and conversation.
When I was a kid I used to do portraits in pencil of my friends. They were pretty accurate, but generally seemed to either displease or surprise my pals.
Someday, if I ever have the time, I'll get back into artwork. But not paints. Just pencil and charcoal.
I bow to those who know and understand color.
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