20 minute Head Study, Burnt Sienna on a Neutral Grey Ground.

Voyages Extraordinaires. Christian Tagliavini

"Street Portraits" Our neighborhood was "Tagged" today by the "Bushwick Collective."

Head Study, Joseph Deshamp.

Head Study, Oil Grisaille, Burnt Sienna on A Neutral Grey Ground.

Traditional, Classical, Realism.

Paper Brides Paintings by Zeng Chuanxing.

Portrait Head Study, Oil on Linen.

Classical portrait realism, oil painting.

Sargent Paintings @ The Met, Now thru October.

"The Jacobs," Details, Buttons, Tie, Jewelry, Fabric textures.

"The Jacobs" Background Development.

Oil painting, portraits, portraiture.

"The Jacobs," Developing their suits. Thick heavy paint, one coat!

"The Jacobs" Further color developement.

Portrait realism, classical realism, oil painting step by step.

"The Jacobs," Oil on Linen, Initial Setup & Color Block-in.

Classical Portrait Realism, Portrait painter, portraiture.

William Merritt Chase @ The Parrish Art Museum.

"White Turbin," Graphite on Canson Paper.

Head Study, Portrait Study,  Classical Realism.

"The Contender," features several Presidential Portraits in the White House!

"The Planar Head," Useful for studying the Structure of the Head.

Portrait painting, portraits, planar head.

Planar Study of the Head.

Head Study, Graphite & White Chalk on a Grey Paper. Shadow defines the Light!

"Nina," Twenty Minute Portait Study, Charcoal & Chamois on Prepared Paper.

Portrait study, Charcoal drawing, Classical realism.

Classic Head Study!!

Portrait from the Film Noir Classic "Laura."

Film Noir, Laura, Portrait.

Using Lighting to Capture Mood and Character.

Graphit Study, Theodore Lukits, 1897-1992.

Grant Wood.