Finally a painting!

It's been a while since I picked up the paintbrushes and got back to oil painting. I made an attempt last week on a self-portrait but didn't like how it was going so I put it aside for now, and went in a new directcion. I started the new painting today, which I'm much happier with, and here it is:

I'm painting on the same wood composite boards that I used for my horizontal nude paintings. The surface absorbs the oil in an interesting way, making an almost velvety surface.