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!