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Thank you.
Yes, I painted this portrait in one sitting. I didn't have any problems with quick drying; on the contrary. I used WN Raw Umber, Old Holland Burnt Umber and a mixture of turp and linseed oil for making paint more fluid. I usually do not dilute paint with anything, but I wanted this one to dry as fast as possible.
My original intention was to make an imprimatura and proceed with glazes, but ultimately I left it in this stage. I liked the way it looks; I thought it possesses a certain "freshness" which might have been lost if I had brought it to a higher level of finish.
Most of the time I used large flat bristle brush. Small filberts were used in the very beginning (for a drawing) and in later stages for finishing details.
Here are a couple of wip shots.
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