A New Beginning

This painting. Oooohhhhh this painting... There is a story that I could tell forever about this piece, but I will make it brief. There was was no vibrant, or expressive color in my paintings at all. This painting used to be the same, until my teacher showed me how to actually paint a person's face using the colors that ARE there in and on the flesh. Ever since I took his advice 4 years ago by doing this painting, every painting I ever did afterwards was nothing like I had ever done before. If it weren't for my teacher and this piece, I would not be the artist that I am today.