Painting People

I freely admit it: I'm not great at doing people.

But, I'd like to get better.

This painting was practice in anticipation of working with a friend of mine who agreed to model for me for a few people paintings in the future.

Self Portrait with Paintbrush, (c) 2010 by Jess Sanaie, about 12x16 in.

Below are two of my favorite self portraits from the past.
Left: Red Girl, 12x16in (c) 2002; Right: Red & Green Artist, 6x10in (c) 2007