Oil Self Portrait

A collector came across a self portrait I did, and asked if they could include it in their upcoming painting show on portraits. I began to explain the image was painted in photoshop, and that I had no physical painting.

We had a brief conversation on digital paintings and wacom tablets, but after I cleared up the confusion, I quickly thought better of sticking with this topic of conversation.

"Yeah, sure. Of course you can have it for your show."

Then, broke out my oils, and went to town on an "analog" version.

I wanted to experiment with thick paints, and practice applying them with a palette knife and big brushes. However, I also needed the piece to dry fast.

After a trip to the art store, I discovered something new- Liquin Impasto. It's a thick jelly that not only acts as a drying agent, but also grows the amount of paint. Perfect if you want a thick passage of paint, but don't want to use up a tube of Cadmium Red getting there.