Still practicing my brushwork and values; here's an onion study I worked on this afternoon.

Trying out a new painting style. Really, this is the sort of thing I've been working towards for a while-- when it comes to rendering, I prefer painterly vs. photo-realistic.

Here's the color version of my self-portrait.

Here's a WIP of my new self portrait for the year. A color version is in the works.

I promise I'm not angry in this picture. It's just hard to keep a smile when your neck is crooked that way for an hour and a half.