This was my first and only attempt at painting with oils. I never finished it. I got as far as the underpainting part, based on a digital sketch I had done. Browns and greys used to put in the basic shapes and the darks and lights.

The next step was supposed to be building up the skin tones etc. But to be honest - oils were a pain in the neck. Loads of cleaning up, took weeks to dry, and the turpentine stunk up the apartment.

So the project was abandoned in defeat until I could afford to live in a mansion with a separate airy studio for painting, at least 100 yards away from my bedroom.

(I definitely got a likeness though! I can see Bob Geldof in this)