This is a preliminary sketch of my next oil painting which will be a portrait of my grandson.
I have only done two portraits in the distant past and those were using acrylic paints. I think that I could say that they were moderately successful. I have never attempted one using oil paints, so it will present quite a challenge for me. This sketch is from a pose where he was listening to his nana read a story on a cool winter morning, hence the coat with a 'wooly' collar. He wasn't looking at her but was immersed in the magic of the story and its reading. He was not aware of me either.
The painting will be much larger than life.