"Self Portrait in Fall" with Oil Paints

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I am really proud of how this one turned out! 

It's a self portrait from a photo that my sister took of me about a year ago. Scroll to see the reference photo. 

It took me three weeks, working on it 2-4 times a week (I need to start keeping track of hours spent on each project). Scroll to see a couple stages though I didn't didn't take a photo after every time I finished painting. 

I hope you like it! 

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