Below are a series of props for the process of painting my latest self portrait from February 5th to to the 15th. Overall about 20 t0 25 hours of brush time. Painted on Fredricks 18 x 24 sheet canvas. Very cheap stuff.
The sketching was done with Burnt Sienna and a small brush and ‘turps’. Then a quick stain block in. Layers of paint and correcting the drawing and values. With each pass the brush strokes became more evident though there are a lot of scapes and scumbles.
I am happy with the illustrative feel.
I have done many self portraits over the past 50. years. In charcoal, pastel, pencil, water color, pen & ink, acrylic and oils
A few years ago DVAA had a virtual show on the subject. Here’s a link to a blog post with my result.
https://jimkingston.com/wetpaint/2016/1/24/personal-evolution