Self Portraits
Self Portrait in Fading Light III Oil on Arches paper 212x205mm Self Portrait in Fading Light IV Oil on paper 170x110mm
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Self Portrait in Fading Light II
Self Portrait in Fading Light II Oil on gessoed Arches paper The light at this time of year really does fade fast in the afternoon and that is my usual painting time. Working in the half light is interesting because the distracting details get lost and you can concentrate on the forms.
Self Portrait in Fading Light
Self Portrait in Fading Light Oil on gessoed Arches paper 200x165mm Oil paint on paper has a special quality about it that I find quite sensuous. I worked with the paint very thin and used my fingers and a rag to blend the colour and reveal the texture of the paper. I wanted to try and capture the mysterious quality of the fading lig ht and wasn't too concerned about getting proportions correct.