My King

My King, a photo by elle3b on Flickr.

My subject was larger than life in many ways. Big personality, full of energy and hard to pin down. I kept trying to deal with all his movement and I almost gave up out of frustration, but eventually I caught him and now I like what I see... This image exudes a persona that is full. Unwilling to be bottled up or put in a box.

I get it... the models are living, not manikins.
What we cannot see or "measure" we must
know and understand. That part of the process is up to the painter. We have no excuses.

16" x 20" Life Study in Oils on Panel