More oil painting hours on my double portrait.

Gabrielle Vickery Art

April 5, 2026

I’m painting my beautiful nieces. I’ve painted about 10 hours so far in oils on this large board. I love using the Zorn palette, it simplifies the process and means that I can just concentrate on lights and darks, warms and cools. Is her jumper looking soft and fluffy enough yet?

I went to the National Gallery and the national portrait Gallery last week and absolutely loved seeing all the old Masters, I feel totally inspired to paint more in that same style now!

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