Felipe

When I first started taking painting lessons back in 1872 1972...the best teacher I ever had made us paint with a large brush -- that way it prevented one from getting too picky, too fussy, and adding too much detail. It also forced us to finish the painting within a 3-4 hour period -- something I haven't done in many, many years -- lately it's been more like 3-4 weeks... :)

One of these days I'm just going to go wild and TRY to loosen up again. Like my friend Doug. His work is so fluid and spontaneous.

I tried to loosen up with "Felipe", and perhaps succeeded microscopically with the sky...but still, I got carried away in other areas...I think. I can't promise the next one will be a return to impressionism, but...I'd certainly like to experiment a bit.

But for now, here's Felipe, detail and all! You can click on his chest for a larger view!