Another six string down...making progress

Well, I guess the headline says it all....

Another six string down...

#2 under work, the second in the great guitarist series. A bit more detail on this, but will keep it high contrast to match the other.

Still got a long way to go, putting down color on the guitar.

Soft pastel on Canson, 24x30 cm.

Man on black close to done

Close to finish, time to let it rest. I'll come back in a few days and do final touch ups where needed.

Man on black

Ok, new piece, fun piece!! Been wanting to do a music series for a long time, and would like to venture into portraits. So, why not.....
Different style for me, want to keep it high contrast, limited palette and minimalistic. Also, no blending with my fingers, as I usually do.

Done on black Canson 24x32 cm, soft pastels

Making progress....

Slice getting somewhere, most details are done and basic colors' down. Need to work on the surroundings before I adjust the values. Might go darker with the greens later on.

Now I'm just blocking in the larger shapes and colors of the plate, before I go in and work details.

Slice of sunray

A slice of sun....a taste of whats to come - as the sun finally seem to get a firm grip up here!
Got the first series of ref pics of this year, and I'm so happy to get new stuff to work with! I'll probably get about 20 paintings out of the session, some of the pics real good - can't wait to get started on them! Feels good, after months of lacking motivation, missed the dusty little fellows...

Decided to go with this as I love the light shining through the slice and the play of shadows and reflections. Sure, a bit of detail work, and lots of subtle colors changes - but that's the stuff I like!
Will probably take some time to finish, but hey - at least I'm doing something! :)
Working on the first layer, will do several layers with softies to make this sparkle with light.

Working on La Carte, 30x40 cm.