I painted this piece as a challenge after getting back in touch with fellow U-Arts Alumn and friend Will Spear. He paints all sorts of great wildlife and landscapes avoiding the figure at all costs. I on the other hand like to paint more narrative figure work. We flipped this on its head and I painted the wildlife while he painted... lets just say... a not so flattering swashbuckling portrait of myself.
All in all I really enjoyed painting this. It was a fun departure from my usual subject matter. I think Ill try something similar soon.
*Here is a link to Will’s facebook page because he doesn't have his website up yet. Go connect with him and check out his really great Plein Air paintings. Make sure you let him know where you heard of him.
-Dom
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