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Oil Painting Portraits is a highly sought after skill

Painting a human portrait with oil paints is one of the most sought after painting skills among oil painters. It is one of the most difficult skills to master, but can be done with practice and perseverance and patience. The end result is absolutely timeless and beautiful.

In my own painting experience I have not done much oil portrait painting but would like to do much more.

In the example below I painted my daughter when she was about five years old. This painting was done from a photograph as it would be difficult to get a five year old to sit for about three hours so I could paint her.



Here is a more recent portrait of Annie at 13 years old.


Here is a portrait of John Wayne..



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