This is the second time I’ve painted Picasso. While I’ve got immense respect for the man, especially the enormity of his artistic output, I don’t't really consider myself a huge fan of his work. He’s simply got a great face to paint.

This began life as a guest demo for the VADA program at my old high school, and is an attempt for me to branch out a bit in terms of the range of my work. While the drawing and style of painting is exactly the same as how I always approach my usual work, this one is a bit of a departure for me in terms of color palette. I honestly had so much fun with this one that I’m sure I’ll be doing some more portraits with this kind of muted grays-on-color approach.