Alla Prima Portrait: Artist Larry (Oil, 20 x 16)

It was Portrait Studio Day at VAC, Punta Gorda today. We had a new member and he volunteered to pose for us. His name is Larry. He is great at depicting birds. As usual, it was a three-hour session. Deducting the six 10-minute break, the actual painting time was two hours. In fact, the picture below does not do my painting justice. I don't know why it looks so bluish. As a matter of fact, it is not blue at all. Maybe it is because in physics, blue light is the most sensitive color in the spectrum and the camera was first and foremost affected by the blue light.

The next morning when it was light, I retook the picture. Even though it was still bluish, it was much better. See the following.