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Steve
Hi, it's been a while since I've done a person, so thought I better have someone look over my shoulder. This is Steve, Jaque's son and a good friend of ours. It's 40" x 30", oil on canvas.
He's a self-employed carpenter, and plays Santa every year, dyes his beard and eyebrows white for the season and visits children all over our area. He's as much of a character as his mother was.
I am putting him outdoors, with wood, and in a sunny location, fall with all its colors seemed appropriate for his personality. A coffee cup may go on the bench next to him. I've toned the canvas and many areas are not painted at all yet, and these first layers are very thin.
I'm using Daniel Greene's palette from the "Artist's Magazine' so will be rereading the thread on him. I need two palettes to mix all the paint and so far it's taken 1.5 hours just to get ready! So please advise if necessary, and thank you for looking.
Jean
P.S. His reference photo is in the photo critique section. I'll post it here when I can get it back in my photo program. He also comes over often for life work.
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