Left you see the first stage, after about 3/4 of an hour. Size 50x60, all in acrylic.
It was pretty vivid. I should have redone the part under the nose, reworked the chin, and suggested the shoulders. And leave it at that.
But I kept on painting for another half hour, and totally spoiled it. It's not even very bad, but it lacks the vivid paintstrokes of the first one.
I wish I could say that I learned my lesson, but to be honest, it's difficult to find that good spot.
I know I have to pay attention constantly.
2 comments:
I find that when I paint in oils or acrylics, I need time to walk away from the painting and tackle it with fresh eyes. For me, it usually takes several sessions before I am reasonably happy with the results. I can see improvements between your first and second stages. It's a good likeness of the model and I think it merits another session to correct the shadow under the nose, to create a shadow under the lip, and to make the neck slightly thinner. I might also be tempted to work on the background a little. But your second session is an improvement over the first.
Thanks for sharing this work in progress. It takes a bit of courage to do so, but as an artist I find this sort of posting to be very instructive.
Thanks for the extensive response!
We only have 2x one hour on a saturday morning, and every week a different theme or painting method. So no chance of having another session.
I agree that the likeliness in the second is better, but I miss the painterly and spontaneity of the first version. You can still feel the brushstroke.
I should have walked away a bit more.
Thanks Michael!
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