16th Century Man is the first painting I made using the glazing process. The reference image is from an early portrait at the Hermitage. I aged him and experimented with the texture of older flesh. I love painting older people and seeing the inscription of time upon their faces; he even wears the costume of an earlier age. Although I derive a sense of satisfaction capturing a realistic image, the earlier part of this process is what intrigues me most and is what I use while painting my spirit paintings. What a beautiful parallel there is between these painting processes and life’s process. The painting begins with an ethereal image of the spirit of the man; layering on a series of glazes brings forth his earthly volume.
