Blackbeard -- Painting: Oils II - The Face

I have just completed the basic application of oils on the face. I cannot say that the face is by any means "done", as this project will be defined by the ongoing effort to integrate all aspects 

of the figure until the bust is truly one. 

“When the cost of a hobby exceeds the fun and doesn't attract new people, the game is over.” -
Oscar Koveleski, August 2003