Working with just a pallet knife this time. Probably could use a little smaller knife for this size of a painting but I figured I would give it a shot. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

Still working with a little bit of leftover paint that I mixed together. Using it with a little white and a little black to see what I can figure out with values. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

Trying again for looseness and values and hopefully catching the gesture. This one probably took about 45 minutes. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

I decided it was time to clean off the pallet of the old paint that was not dry yet. I took everything and mixed it all together which resulted in this sort of blue/gray color. I took that and, with white and black, worked on values. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

A tiny gesture painting in oil using just Burnt Sienna, Ivory Black and Titanium White. Clearly a good chunk of my problems lie in working with values. This painting measures 3.5″X4″ https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

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I just gave up on this one after a while. Probably took about an hour. It’s surprising how hard it is to hold still for a painting. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

Adding some cerulean blue and light red to the pallet and working with cloth and action https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

Another small “portrait” about 3.25″ square. Less than 60 minutes to complete. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/

A simple 60 minute sketch of a random face. Some work out better than others but hopefully I am learning something. https://www.johnhuismanart.com/