Welcome to this full-length, start to finish oil painting demonstration! In this demo, you’ll see the process of painting a figure on 12″ x 9″ gesso and oil primed watercolour paper.

The first hour and fifteen minutes are narrated, and last ~20 minutes are without narration. This is a loosely structured, mostly unscripted narration, where you’ll hear about the materials and technique, the concept and philosophy, my approach to this subject matter, and more.

The wonderful model for this painting is artist Mel Calabria, whom I met while on residence at the Pouch Cove Foundation. She is an incredible figurative oil painter – be sure to take a look at her work.

Also referenced in this video is the painter Adrienne Stein.