Catching Up - Santa's Elf

I haven't posted to my blog in quite a while. I'm going to try to be more regular.

This was done for Christmas, obviously. I consider it one of my best attempts at portraiture. All the pieces came together for me on this one. From the skin tones to the hair to the texture of the fur, I was very satisfied with the results.

This painting raises my personal bar, which is a good thing. I don't think that you can maintain status quo. You're either moving ahead or falling behind.