Patrick Fugit

Just another mindless attempt to get better at painting. Ugh. As of now, I'm reduced to making "fanart" because graduate school is intense (like a fire at the circus...get it? get it?? yeah, you get it) and I don't have the time/space/money to hire models and set up my own compositions. I graduate with my masters in May, so hopefully after that I can start doing some hardcore art. Until then, I'm just going to work on technique.

I chose this particular image to work from because it's a simple frontal portrait with crisp lighting. I know it's not as interesting or dramatic as other paintings I've done, but I really wanted to focus on getting the shapes and skin tones right. It gave me a lot of trouble...but I think it pulled through okay.

I spent a lot of time glazing this one--something I usually rush to finish, which I shouldn't.
This is the first painting I've done using my daylight lamp--best. investment. ever. (considering that the lighting in my apartment is horrible) Hurrah!

EDIT: I've gone back in into this painting and have done some substantial work to it. There were some minor, minor, minor, proportional problems that were driving me nuts. I also wanted to even out the blotchy spots of the skin tones, and really bring out the intensity of the eyes. I also went back into the hair. Perhaps down the line I will see more ways of improving it...

My main concern is if I've captured the likeness of this actor...so...have I?

Oil on Canvas