The class painting of the two heads was an exercise in oil painting in monochrome with emphasis on volumetric technique to make the head look round and not like a paper doll head. The model was a mannequin with wig with strong side lighting. These were done in one session of about 3 hours. Here my many hours of charcoal drawing really paid off.
As my work with the minimal pallet progressed I worked on a series of studies of Reign. She is an aspiring dancer and our small group was able to work with her for a few sessions. I was able to take a few photo references, although most of my teachers strongly encouraged me to draw and paint from life. At that time I was reading a book about Sargent and the scandal of his painting of a woman including a gown shoulder strap that had fallen off the shoulder. Although Reign did not pose as such I added the fallen strap as a whimsey. (The hair on this one is not blue)
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