Bearded man on green

I get a thrill from painting portraits, reacting to the person in front of me. This is normally quick to start with and I believe that you can get a good grasp of someone within the first few minutes of meeting them, I find it fascinating portraying this feeling. Because this is such an immediate reaction I like to work quickly to start with and as the painting progresses I carefully follow the contours, the changing tones and use colours to create, light, volume and placement of the sitter within the composition.