Portraits in Stages

I have always been intrigued at how the Old Masters managed to achieve that 'unexplainable' depths to their oil paintings. It turns out that they painted in many layers; with each layer building upon the previous one to it. Below is a list of oil portraits which I have painted in at least seven layers which usually takes around a year to complete. You can follow each of their journeys.

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