Between the time I did my first demo, I became re-engergized about monochrome paintings after the development of
this thread. So in my Prescott open studio group I decided to paint a monochrome, just using TG and mineral spirits, trying out a wipe-out method. Again, I used an inexpensive, acrylic primed canvas.
Here I place the head, locate the horizontals, and start to separate light and shadow.