Okay, so this is not a plein air painting. But it is a piece I am currently working on. This is a copy of an old masters painting, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. He is a master of the technique of painting. I'm merely doing this as a lesson to learn the craft of this style called indirect painting. Far removed from the quickness of a plein air sketch, this piece is crafted slowly in many layers. What you see here is the third stage of the painting. Everything is done in warm brown tones at this point as I am slowly modelling the facial tones. You can see the right side of the face is further along. Color will be added in transparent glazes to build up the subtleties of the skin tones. I'll try to post it as it develops, but this is going to take a long time.
