Odessa

’Odessa' is made with acrylic and gesso in multiple layers, on a premium linen. It is part of my series 'Portrait of a Lady', which is rather figurative and realistic, but still with an abstract touch.

I first made my underpainting in acrylic and Gesso. This to create a perfect, solid texture for the following layers. Then I started working on multiple layers of a combination of thick and thin traits of acrylic. Then finished with a slightly glossy varnish.