When I decided to become a full time artist, my dream was to be a portrait painter, although I did not have the skills or training to fullfill this dream.  Being young, naive and full of myself, I enrolled in a one week portrait workshop instructed by National Portrait Painter Daniel Greene. I traveled to the workshop expecting to be competent in what I was about to learn. The only thing I learned was how little I knew about portrait painting and how bad I was at it working from live models. I was humbled and avoided painting any portraits for 10 years. Let me add Daniel Greene was an excellent teacher, it was my pride that prevented me from moving forward. Finally, I decided to face my fears and try it again, enlisting the help of a local portait painter and friend. She gave me the confidence to move forward and continue learning and growing in portraits. I attribute my growth to three artists, Rose Frantzen, Marvin Mattleson and Sharon Weaver. They all influenced my style and taught me skills that have taken me to the level I am today, albeit I am still learning and growing. Although my Free Oil Portrait Painting Videos are timelapsed because of the time involved in painting them, you will get a good understanding of the process I use to achieve realistic portraits painted alla prima style.

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