Andrew, fantastic...the best art I've seen here on Steemit yet! This post is seriously undervalued in my opinion. But I know some of its subjective. I am a professional portrait painter and I work in acrylic. So I truly appreciate realism done well.

What I like about this painting is that it is realistic, but not photorealistic. It still retains a great deal of painterly expressiveness, but you've nailed the color temperatures, the values, and form. I love the wrinkles you captured in the subject.

Again, incredible job. Upvoted, following, and resteemed!