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I really hadn’t done portraits for a long time, but I was asked the last couple of years to do some portraits which got me started again with the challenge.
Over the years I drew my mother’s portrait a couple of times with her sitting as a model. But how do you paint your mother now when she’s on the other side of the world? Using a old photo of course. But the photos have their challenges too. Often they are not in very good lighting and often you can barely see the eyes. And this is the case with the photo I’ve been using as a reference. You can’t see the eyes at all. But the 'issues' are not about the eyes in this case. I’ve actually begun about 15 different sketches and paintings - trying to find the materials and methods that, to me, would convey the most truth about her as an individual. It’s ongoing. But here’s three process sketches I’ve done. They're unfinished but I'm getting closer. You're invited to check out some recent seascapes here
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