My third study, this one from a “selfie” rather than from life. Wow, this was a real challenge for me. Firstly in trying to stick to the 30 minutes and secondly in the application of the pastel, particularly with small marks. I do feel that I made progress and that the third study was more effective, though I don’t know whether that is because it was from a photo rather than from life.

Portraiture in Oil Pastel with Samir Rakhmanov