© Katie Jeanne Wood
Oil Portrait Painting No 06/100

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.
Loretta Young

This originally was an acrylic painting, but her face was flat, and cartoonish – not in a good way. I wanted to give her a bit more character, and bring her to life.

Parts of it I’m going to leave acrylic..like her bandana, and the background. I saw no point in painting over it in oils because I didn’t want to change anything, and the darker the color, the longer it takes to dry. 

I thought she was finished, but now that I’m looking at the photos, I think I’m going to go in with a dry brush, and blend some of the oil paint. The brush edges look hard, and I need to soften it a bit. 

Being able to go back in, days later, and pick up where I left off with the paint still wet is one of the many reasons I love oil paints. 

---

I wrote, and scheduled this blog post last week. This painting is now finished, and dry enough to ship. It’s available here.  SOLD! Thank you! 

Be kinder to yourself
and then let your kindness
flood the world.
Pema Chödrön
xo