1999 Chico Girl

While taking oil painting classes in Nyack I was able to observe my instructor's progress on a commisioned oil portrait of a female teacher in her library.  This painting was a large 6x8 standing portrait of the teacher standing behind her desk with a wall of  bookshelves behind her and a window to her right.  Many preliminary works were done, in smaller sizes and media, using various color 'keys' and presented to the client.  I saw all of this and learned.  At one point Bob was preparing small gouache paintings of the face.  He did a demonstration for me on a 4x6" pad of mine and I tried, many times, to reproduce the style and skill.  Here is my best effort of that set of miniatures.  I call it Chico girl because the 'model' was from a women's clothing catalog that has excellent photography.