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Look what's dry!
Scanned at a high resolution so you can see how brilliant it's turned out.
Original oil painting of @JackGrealish playing for @England
Available to buy as well as some limited edition prints.
https://t.co/U5HONMtTHr
#EURO2020 #Euro2021 #England #ENG
Is that it?
Can I call this painting done now? Have I finally got a likeness of Jack Grealish?
I think so….
My painting of Grealish is dry but there’s a couple of minor adjustments I need to make. The left ear is a bit pointy so I’ll need to round that off. There’s too much shadow under the right eye and the lower lip isn’t quite lined up with the upper. Otherwise perfect #Grealish
So here I’ve mixed the darkest tone in the face and begun painting over the dark areas. I’m going to have to keep re-checking that line from the nose down to the chin so I don’t go down the lopsided route again.
Finally I’m going to repaint Grealish’s face. There’s a likeness there but the face is a bit lopsided and I think it’s a too dark. The paint is dry, new paints mixed so here I go.
A year ago I set myself the task of concentrating on cricket art for a whole year. That year has ended now. It's been interesting, hard work for sure & I hope you've enjoyed my journey as well.
It started with the infamous Garden Cricket & ended with Mr Burns.
What a tussle this painting has been. All day I’ve been going back and forth with the background, I’m mentally drained. But I’m there now. Time to let it dry and then it’ll be going up for auction.
Title suggestions welcome. #painting
Final tweaks today. I’ve made an artistic decision to paint out the arm tattoo. It looked a mess and clashed with the background. Just one of those things I change to get the best painting I can, an exact likeness is irrelevant to me.
Think I’ll leave the face there. I could keep pushing for a perfect likeness but I don’t want to lose my expressive brushstrokes and I like it as it is.