Portrait Sketching in Oils

A quick portrait sketch in oils. I went straight onto the canvas with paint and a largish brush (no pre-drawing of any kind). I didn't capture a likeness but that wasn't really the goal (although it would have been nice!). I really am enjoying the "push" and "pull" - putting paint on...pulling it off- to get the form down. The way the paint just glides around on the canvas makes me feel like I am playing with silk!

Oil Sketch