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Dec 29, 2025
Media: unframed pastel
Size: 8x8 in
I was channeling Caravaggio for his lighting and Vermeer for his, I don't know, Dutch-ness? I painted this on an old piece of black paper to help along the chiaroscuro effect. It was not going well so I sprayed it with fixative which ruined the first attempt but left a faint drawing to go by.
I was channeling Caravaggio for his lighting and Vermeer for his, I don't know, Dutch-ness? I painted this on an old piece of black paper to help along the chiaroscuro effect. It was not going well so I sprayed it with fixative which ruined the first attempt but left a faint drawing to go by.
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