Hardy,
I have been a big fan of your style for quite a while. Your "practice" is pure inspiration
for me...not even sure if I ever commented on your work before..but I wanted to tell you I admire your work and it always gets me fired up to paint!
Here is a closeup of the finished face, the hair needs shading and toning though. That highlight on the upper chin is not so rough in the real, only under extreme magnification like this. The figure is well on the way to completion but I don't want to bombard you with in progress images. Hardy
Wooow, this is something!!! Marvelous work Hardy, I love your colour scheme, I would go exactly the same way, to bright textures and dark boots, yes, I love it. It the master figure, probably I like this one more then your exquisite Spartan
best regards,
R.L.