Arvid's Gallery - People
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The Younger Daughters of Betty and Reid, 2004
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Oil on duraply (plywood). 134 cm X 119 cm (52.5" X 46.5")
I had less than two hours to paint the girls. It had to be a direct, spontaneous painting, using the pigments straight from the tube. Any mixing of colours was done on the painting itself. I prefer this kind of painting in doing portraits.