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Brad Schwede Oil Painting

Oil painting – Woman brown hair festival sunlight

Posted on April 7th, by brad in Female. No Comments
Oil painting – Woman brown hair festival sunlight


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About portrait painting:

I have been interested in portrait painting since a very early age - arguably it is the most complex form of painting as you are dealing with the human face which everybody has a very good visual understanding of.

I want to share the techniques, ideas and concepts I have gained from my painting practice and document new developments with my work in this site.


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I have finally started my painting site. After a long break I am back into oil portraits

Oil Painting – Union speaker brisbane
Oil Painting – Union speaker brisbane

I had a good feeling about painting this guys portrait as he has strong features and the way his head was turned meant that...

Oil Painting – Camera man
Oil Painting – Camera man

 This portrait was painted from a photo I took of a camera man – again it was taken in full sunlight and the...

Oil Painting – Portrait Annastacia Palaszczuk Queensland Labor
Oil Painting – Portrait Annastacia Palaszczuk Queensland Labor

 A portrait of the Queensland Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk.  This portrait was again painted from a photo I took in full sunlight and...

Oil painting – old man hearing aid
Oil painting – old man hearing aid

Painted from a photo of an old man I took.  He had a hearing aid and was focusing on the sound which...

Oil Painting – old man straw hat
Oil Painting – old man straw hat

Another very quick alla prima painting.  The idea behind this one was to loosen up my painting style using a very short painting time...

Oil painting – young woman headband
Oil painting – young woman headband

This alla prima portrait was of a woman in a parade at a medieval festival. I caught this shot while she was looking straight...

Oil Painting – young man 03
Oil Painting – young man 03

This is another portrait from the same medieval festival it was again taken in harsh bright sunlight.  I knew this guy would be a...

Oil painting – young man 02
Oil painting – young man 02

This portrait was of a cameraman at an event. It was shot with a long lens as he was rushing around setting up gear...

Oil painting – old woman headband
Oil painting – old woman headband

Have gone back to painting on canvas for the time being – still haven’t found the right wood or undercoat to paint on boards.

I...

Oil painting – wood board, old man beard
Oil painting – wood board, old man beard

A portrait of an old man demonstrating blacksmith techniques. He had really strong facial features and as it was almost 12 noon...

Oil painting – young woman scarf
Oil painting – young woman scarf

So this is my second attempt at painting on wood board.  This is ply wood which has been primed with a clear surface gesso...