Here are a couple of recent portraits. "Rachel" is an oil painting from Beginning Figure Painting. I don't recall exactly but I think she sat for 4 sessions, or 12 hours. I think she is my most successful painting so far, at least in terms of getting the colors and the composition close to real life and aesthetically pleasing.


"Caroline" is a pastel painting. We were supposed to emphasize the very light hues, and the contrast with her hair and the dark trim on her dress, in imitation of the Klimt and other early modern work (posted previously). To my mind, she seems a bit insipid, but that goes with the style a bit. I was very happy with the bouquet of flowers, as flowers are not my strong suit.