man on the rocks, 21x17” oil on portrait linen
3:51 PM: now that we got clear with the director of the gallery on the dimensions of the paintings, i was able to cut the first 4 of the 12 oils that will be 21x17”
i started work on the first in this series of 12, titled man on rocks. i painted all day and got it pretty far along. and i could only do this kind of in the moment painterly work on this paticular portrait linen, which is unlike any canvas i’ve ever painted on.
i started with the figure of the guy in the white undershirt. i love that he’s in the middle of reaching for something or perhaps just grabbing a rock to steady himself.
man on rocks, early stage
detail of the figure