Oil Painting lesson with Gregory Smith

I’m still working furiously (?) on the mask. 

It was initially he, then, she. It was angry, now a bit smiling. It’s a big challenge. I’m happy with its head gear though. 

I fixed up a background on the right. I couldn’t get that colour by mixing French Ultramarine and Alizarin. It got too milky with too much White. Greg gave me a tip. I borrowed some purple from a friend, and did some experiments. It was very interesting. 

Work in progress. 

Oil on panel. 16x20 in.