Robert Ford

A man in a long dark coat and top hat stands with his arms folded, head turned and tilted down. The figure is set against a pale grey sky and a ground worked in red, orange and ochre. The coat reads almost black, lost in shadow. I kept the face and edges soft, letting the dark mass of the coat hold the centre. The background is loosely blended, with the warm ground brought up in broad strokes to set off the figure.