"Head Study1"

6"x6", oil on gesso board

I am thinking about to focus onto one subject matter to do a small size painting a day, so call, Daily Painting. Maybe Head studies......

So far,I couldn't paint fast enough to post every day.
Often I don't know what to paint. It takes long to figure out the subject and setting up and lighting. If I eliminate those prep time to slow me down.....

I thought I have to have a real model to make a painting.
Actual setup for Still life painting, outdoor trip for Pleinair painting, live models for figurative works.
Recently, I did some head paintings from photograph. It was not that bad as i thought.
I have more fun to do human head than still life. There are emotions and expressions to pull out even from the bad photos of human.

So here is "Head Study 1".

This is from a model-mugshot. I see the defiance in her expression. I wonder any body could tell who she is.
I realized that there are endless supply of head shots everywhere and many artists painting heads.
It will be interesting to see how my way of painting evolves. I like to get much more bold and expressive.