Sunshine and Freckles (9 x 12) $50
Freckles are a nuisance. Don’t get me wrong, they can be cute as anything. That’s why I took this young man’s picture in the first place. It’s getting them right on paper that’s a nuisance. It’s too easy to make them look artificial. I decided in the end to ignore the individual freckles in the darker parts of his face and only break them out around the edges.
The palette was quinacridone deep red rose and cadmium yellow for his skin washed with burnt sienna. Otherwise I used my favorite trio, burnt sienna, yellow ocher and cobalt blue. I also used a couple pinpricks of Chinese white to add the catch-lights to his eyes.
