Rembrandt, Laughing man
 

Not the HO- HOO-man, but Merry Christmas anyway.

This is an attempt to study Rembrands technique. The original is only 6 X 5" and painted on copper. Mine is a little larger.

I assume that he painted it alla prima with a little glazing, so that

Very good study, Allan. Expression is identical (something not easy to do in a laughing face) and you certainly captured the essence of Rembrandt's handling. What support/ground did you use, also copper? I've never tried copper myself, wonder what it is like.
Merry christmas to you from here.

Carlos

Good job Allan, neck piece is wonderful!

Thank you Beth and Carlos.

I tried to paint it on copper, but found it too slippery, so I could not get started. I guess it needs a sort of priming, or etching, to get a tooth. So I painted on a wooden board primed in light brown oil.

My first concern was to find out how he build it up. If he used an under painting? But in this case I don