I've come to realize it's no use trying to paint big, detailed faces from 20 feet away. Maybe my vision is weak, but I can't see eyes well enough to paint them from more than about 10 feet. In fact, I think frustration increases with the square of the distance to the sitter. Since I was in a big, full studio situation for this effort, I tried for a whole figure which is always a race to finish in a session. I can't remember painting this loosely in a long time. I switched to hog bristle brights for the block-in so I could quickly scrub in a thin layer of paint and Galkyd. Then I switched to softer Bristlon synthetics for an oil layer. 16" x 14" - 3 hours
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