painting process after Edefelt

Painting after Edefelt. oil on canvas.

I am sorry that some of the photos are affected by glare.

drawing stage. concentrating on proportion and gesture

once more confident with the proportions, broke down the simpler lines into more complex lines.

darks are established. trying to make the back ground somewhat interesting.

skin tones are roughly painted.

making some minor improvements with proportions and gesture, as I can judge things better at this last stages.

final pass over everything to bring it to a finish.