I finished this on February 24th of 2011 as part of my personal challenge: to finish a painting every month for the year.

This is from a photo by a gent named Tom Klubens. It depicts Slammy Faye of the Naptown Roller Girls. I took the original photo into Photoshop, adjusted levels and smudged it up. I used the altered image as a source for the painting here.

A painting of Slammy Faye of the Naptown Roller Girls

Slammy Faye. February 24th, 2011. Acrylic on Canvas Board. 14" x 18".

This painting took about four hours from start to finish and I was much more painterly with the entire process. I can see doing a few more in this style before working more saturated color into the piece.