Portrait painting from live model

A quick approach wet-in-wet.

Since the beginning of this year, we meet every Tuesday afternoon in my studio to work with live models. We, that is to say, a few fellow artists and me. We start at 17:00 and usually work for two hours. In between sittings we have a short tea break. Our models are people from the neighborhood. The goal is not to create beautiful portraits but to be engaged as an athlete trains and a pianist does his exercises. See also here. And here.

Portrait painting from live model
The harvest of the last weeks
Portrait painting from live model
Portrait of my neighbour

2 Replies to “Portrait painting from live model”

  1. Hi Ben

    Love your work and equally love the idea of getting together regularly to practice and work with life models.

    Question, given the time limit you set yourself do you also limit your pallette choice of colors, if so what colors do you choose?

    Kind regards, Mark

    1. Yes I use a limited palette: Titanium white, Napels yellow deep, Yellow ochre, Vermillion (or cadmium red light) light oxide red, prussian blue and Ivory black.

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