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  • Self Portrait #4

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    Self Portrait #4 12″x16″ Acrylic on Canvas I started this painting by squirting paint straight onto the canvas and loosely spreading it around with a palette knife.  Working from a black and white photo, I initially just focused on getting the values (lightness and darkness) right in the flesh tones.  Then I mixed up some…

  • Thelonious Monk

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    Thelonious Monk 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas This one didn’t go as smoothly as my Tom Waits portrait, but I’m still very happy with the result.  The colorful skin tones I started out with didn’t seem to fit the subject, so I pulled them back.  I tried lots of different techniques on the skin including palette…

  • Self Portrait #3

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    Self Portrait #3 11”x14” Acrylic on Canvas This portrait was an experiment in loosening up and letting the brush strokes show.  It didn’t look very promising at first, but I persisted.  In hindsight, the colors I mixed were too brown/green tinted and the result looks a bit muddled.  I should have started with “normal” skin…

  • Self Portrait #2

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    “Self Portrait #2” 16”x20” Acrylic on Canvas This is my second self portrait and it was a challenging one.  I made a lot of mistakes and learned some good lessons: Use a smaller canvas when you’re painting something that is new or challenging for you.  I chose a rather large (for me) 16″x20″ canvas for…