I rode the bus down town a few days ago and notices this girl waiting at the bus stop. She had this billowy red cloud of hair that fell all the way down her back.
I remembered as much as I could during that minute stop.
I have never painted from memory like this before. I usually have the sitters in front of me, like in this next picture of my friend Dave. Dave came to my studio for
about three hours to sit for his portrait. He played amazing music for the entire
three hours.
I found that I enjoy working from memory. I can simplify details because I no longer have the image in front of me to reference.
But part of the fun in painting portraits is enjoying the sitters company.
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