Head of Achilles - mixed media

Oil over pastel drawing - 12" x 14"

I didn't actually do this drawing/painting

today, but I've never shown it, and decided

that I want to. If for no other reason than to

inspire myself to move on to something

else for a while that I love to do -

pastel drawings.

This particular piece is interesting in that

it is a mixed media image. It was done

on Frankfurt Cream paper, first a pastel

drawing was done, and then I isolated that

with acrylic medium. This particular paper,

that has been around for centuries, literally,

is very resistant to warping or wrinkling when

it is wet.

After the medium dried, I used my oil paints

and those little squeegee things called

"Color Shapers" to finish the image. I was

very happy with it.

I hope to have some new images in the same

vein in the near future.