Portrait de Thérèse -Portrait of Thérèse

This painting was a commission for the (digital) sitters birthday. Thankfully the person who commissioned had great photos of Thérèse (the subject), as they wanted to gift it without them knowing. It was a great way for me to have expressive brushstrokes without sacrificing too much precision of execution. I used two kind of leaves, genuine 23.5 k gold leaf for the shirt and copper leaf for the background, which both were glazed or lightly painted after. It was done with oil paint and metallic leaves on an aluminium panel of 12 inches by 16 inches.