On the easel – Little Dude Oil Portrait

Little boy blowing on a dandelion
oil portrait painting sketch
Little Dude No 4

At this point, I was debating whether it was finished or not. I decided it wasn’t, so back on the easel he went..

The painting sat here for a couple days to dry a bit, and then I finished it. His eyes were uneven, so I changed them. He also wasn’t looking down at the dandelion enough, so I gave him thicker upper eyelids to fix that. I could go on tweaking this painting forever, especially his eyes, but I’m going to refrain and call it done. It’s time to move on. 

Little Dude No 4 
finished painting
Small to large prints are available here. 

I enjoyed painting this portrait, but it will be the last one I do for a while. One, because I haven’t got another portrait in mind, and I don’t spend a lot of time thinking about portraits these days. And two, I’m working on other projects right now, and don’t have time. If you’re interested in Little Dude No 4, you can purchase it here. It won’t be dry enough to ship for several more weeks. Small to large prints are available now. 

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