This was the second session of a two-session pose. I spent a bit less than 4 hours total on the painting. At the end of the first session, the likeness wasn’t great; you can see it in my March 4 post. So I focused hard on improving the drawing at the start of today’s session, and within a half hour I had a good likeness — and it got better as the session went along. I’m quite pleased with the final result, though as always I needed more time. The shadows on the side of the face need a little smoothing and refining, and it would’ve been nice to add more detail to the outfit.
Alas, neither of the photos below does it justice; the second photo shows off the color better, I think.
Geoff Watson, “A Gentleman,” oil on panel, 11” x 14,” 2019.
Geoff Watson, “A Gentleman (detail),” oil on panel, 11” x 14,” 2019.