It’s almost done! I finally made some really good progress on this painting and the finish is clearly in sight. A quick peruse through my photos revealed that I’ve been working on it off and on since January. It’s now December. I have taken months off from working on it at a time due to…
Category: Portrait
My Sister’s Cat
Meet Lil Buddy, my sister’s cat. I painted this as a gift to my sister and her new husband for their birthdays. I wanted this to be a surprise so I had to scour Facebook accounts and texts for reference pictures. I found a gem my sister texted me a while ago of Lil…
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 5
I don’t have much to show this week. I’ve been working on a surprise painting that I can’t show until it reaches its destination. So while I did work on my portrait some more, I spent the majority of my painting time working on the surprise. I’m at least happy with the work I…
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 4
One step forward, two steps back. I’m sure I’ll eventually get where I’m going. I’ve been putting off working on this painting for months because I felt like it had reached a point where I could only screw it up. Lo and behold, I completely f-ed it up. So here I was, feeling awful…
Painting My First Pet Portrait
This week I took a very much-needed break from landscapes to paint my first pet portrait. I’ve been itching to paint my dog, Shanzi for a while now. Running into pet portraits on Pinterest and the WP Reader has only fueled my desire to paint her. For my first try, I couldn’t be happier with how it…
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 3
I put a lot of work into the eyes since I last posted about this painting. It still needs a lot more work, but I really like the direction it’s going in. I need to work on the smirk, shirt and hair for sure, and I’m sure I’ll find more things to fix the…
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 2
I’m so excited that I sat down and put some work into this painting! The left eye looks ok, but could use more detail. The right eye… just looks odd. There are a few other things that could use more work and I didn’t get the paint as thick as I wanted but I…
Oil Painting Portrait – Part 1
Part 1 – The Underpainting Portrait painting is difficult for me because it’s so specific. If the features aren’t just right it’ll end up looking like someone else. I haven’t painted very many portraits yet so I’m doing what I can to make it easier on myself. With that in mind, I’m starting this portrait with a…