Untitled #176

Untitled #176

16" X 20"

Oil on Canvas

2013

This painting was completed Alla-Prima in about four hours. I typically don't use such a warm ground underneath the work, but I like the way it worked out here. It brings out the neutral blue used in the surrounding background nicely.  

My working method is pretty evident in the way I handled the subjects left ear. It's merely suggested with a couple of blunt strokes. Although I was quite suggestive in this way, I was careful to check the drawing of this painting in a mirror several times during the working session. Straight on views of the head can easily go askew if attention to bi-symmetry isn't given careful consideration.