A friend of mine (@mjcarp2) sent me a painting I did for an...

A friend of mine (@mjcarp2) sent me a painting I did for an assignment I did back in art school 20 years ago, which he modeled for. I illustrated a short story written by Charles Bukowski. At this point I had only been painting in acrylics for a little over a year and was getting used to the medium. I look at this painting now and it just has that quality of finish that says “student work” to me, and yet I can’t express into words why I think that’s the case. Still happy to see it though, and to see my humble beginnings and how I’ve progressed over the years
https://www.instagram.com/p/CM6cYYhninu/?igshid=1iq2fe4bu8dct