Portrait of my son. #art #recycledhousepaint #firstportrait

A tweet from David Lynch. Saying "Cadmium Red Deep. " #lynchqa Favorite color maybe?

A 5x7 sepia toned portrait of David Lynch, next to my penciled canvas.

Started application of the deepest red tones. Cadmium Red Deep muted with Cadmium Lemon and Ultramarine Blue

Application of secondary shadows and pure Cadmium Red Deep background.

#oilpainting #art #artsky #paint #firstportrait #davidlynch #twinpeaks

DAY 8

I've been teaching myself to oil paint. Today is my 8th day painting. I decided to follow the advice of #paintcoach and practice a portrait in mono. I found an old Twitter post of his from 2010. "Cadmium Red Deep."

WIP