Oil Portrait - Clive

Just finished an oil painting portrait of Clive, a Stamford baker and actor. This was painted from two life sessions of 3 hours each, plus additional work from photographs. The semi-transparent shirt (showing Clive's tattoos) was achieved using Flake white, which is a Lead-based white that is more transparent than Titanium white. Click for a larger image.

The Big Man, Oil on canvas, (c) Mike Todd 2011