Self Portrait in Shorts

Self Portrait in Shorts

Oil on linen on MDF

154x100mm

$150

I was trying out some new colours that I recently purchased. A new Maimeri range of  Italian earth pigments. They are quite beautiful and subtle colours but as usual with most oil paint these days, they are ground in far too much safflower oil.  I want to paint a picture, not dress a salad!  I wanted to see if I could do the entire painting with just those earth colours, but I also used the white lead that I grind myself with linseed oil.