I went to Art in the Open in Wexford and did a workshop with the Russian trained artist Nicola Dik. We were painting a portrait using a model of a young girl. Nicola gave us some basic theory on light, shadows and half shadows and about the colour of shadows and away we went. It was my first time using oil paints and I bought a beginners set which can be mixed with water. I loved using them so much that at lunchtime I went out and bought four more tubes. Nicola used her finger covered with a cloth for her demonstration and I thought I would try the same technique. I am very pleased with the end result even though the nose is too big! I learnt such a lot on the day and can't wait to work with oils again. One of the participants on the course said my work was very like that of the late John Bratby.
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