Painting 031 - 5/31

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Oil on gessoboard

8"x10"

I decided, when I started this project, that each month's end would be marked with a self-portrait. And here we are - at the end of the first month! I'm very, very happy with this painting, though as soon as I finished it I saw things to improve upon (the nose, the hairline, etc). I especially like the colors of the flesh.