Skull #1, Oil on Canvas, 8×10, 2020

We did a series of paintings of skulls using the same skull but different color backgrounds and light bulbs in Chris Alvarez‘s oil painting class. This was incredibly fun and a great exercise in “seeing.” Some of the combinations produced some odd colors in the shadowed areas. Chris’s skull is also missing a few teeth which give it (her?) a little more character…

Skull #2, Oil on Canvas, 8×10, 2020
Skull #3, Oil on Canvas, 8×10, 2020
Skull #4, Oil on Canvas, 8×10, 2020
Skull #5, Oil on Canvas, 8×10, 2020
Skull #6, Oil on Canvas, 8×10, 2020