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Portrait in Progress

I was recently asked why I was working on a portrait—something I don’t really do—and I answered, “for painting.” I am basically trying to learn about painting something without any straight lines. It doesn’t go with the new work. RIght now it is somewhere between gesso (some of the white is oil) and five layers (albeit very thin layers on and around the eyes). I don’t know when I’ll finish it, but I am planning on giving it as much time as it needs. As a student, I was told you can not fight a painting; you have to give it what it needs.