This study was started a couple of days ago in a pastel demonstration at a local art club, The Monday Painters, where someone was taking photos as I worked. (Of course if I’d known this I would have glammed myself up a bit!)
The subject is a young nephew who came to sit for me last week. I loved the pose which reminded me of a Modigliani subject.
Originally I was only going to paint the head and shoulders but there’s a certain tension and embarrassment in the way he folded his arms and tucked away his hands for the sitting that I felt needed to be incorporated into the painting
It seemed the perfect opportunity to combine the pastel demonstration with a study for the oil painting which I have now started.
The support is mount-card which I prepared with gesso and marble dust and applied with a DIY brush in order to leave brush-strokes
Thanks to Les Sharpe from Monday Painters for the photos
Rosie McClelland Art 
this is fantastic …apart from the fact that there you are demonstating…and that is big pressure….he will love this and so he should …wonderful!!