Saturday 24 September 2011

Paintings in Progress...


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Two small experiments below with the face of my friend Chanelle. Playing with white masks. Perhaps the look of a ghost or a performer. Or both. I love 'hidden' skin tones. I especially enjoy masking layers in white oil paint. It just feels good...









Three progress shots of darling Monika. Does she appear to be getting younger?The initial under-layer is a girl in her early 20's and then to my astonishment, every stroke I made after that seemed to take her back 5 years....