Opposites: Illustration Friday

One thing I have always admitted, is that painting is not my best skill. I have always faired better with pencil. This is the first painting I have completed since I was in high school, and I don't know why, but I just felt like painting this time. It also didn't help that the paints are very old as well, and I had a difficult time with them. I used acrylics, and I have to say the thing I hate most about painting is when the paint dries too fast, and I cannot blend the colors. I guess I will have to go out and get some oil paints.

I have since gone back and tried to fix the backround. It seems it did not get any easier the second time around, but at least it looks more blended now. The picture at the top is the revised version.