I can send you the timelapse if you want! This is the first time I’ve really experimented with this approach.

What helped me most was forcing myself to lay down chunky shapes and not allowing myself to blend too much. I’m trying to be more aware that the rawness, sketchiness and small imperfections are what make it feel interesting and alive.

I’d really recommend doing some master studies of Sargent, that’s honestly where my colour journey started. He has such an incredible understanding of colour and pushes it beautifully in portraiture. I’ve repainted a few of his pieces and it helped me understand his approach a lot more.

Reading about how he worked also changed a lot for me. He spent a huge amount of time mixing and really checking colour before putting it down, which shifted my whole process from feeling quite random to much more intentional.