This painting has just won third place in oils in the annual River Art Group Show in La Villita, downtown San Antonio. I am very happy to be in the top three. I did this painting using photos from a live model from a workshop I took with Daniel Kaliwick. I hadn't done a portrait in oil for quite a while although I do occasional portraits in pencil. Portraits are good for your drawing skills because you have to get the nose, eyes, mouth etc in the right place and the right configuration--unlike say a tree or sky where you can play around with the shape and color.
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