Today I stayed around home and decided I had time to do a quick oil sketch. My husband was busy placing gravel and rocks back into the pond; preparing it to fill again. Over the wheelbarrow he was "sifting" the gravel through a screen. Because he was working, I wasn't able to get him to stop and pose for me for more than a few seconds. I enjoy the challenge of trying to capture figures that are moving. You need to make a lot of quick observations and use your memory in order to try and accurately suggest a figure.
I'm reasonably happy with this quick portrait. I much prefer portraits of people in action; they are so much more natural and realistic looking rather than a posed, stiff portrait. This portrait was done on canvas board which was first stained with transparent red oxide.
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