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Someone e-mailed me and suggested I read this and try to offer something helpful. This is very good work and the small things are all anyone can suggest at this point and for work of this level.
As to the hands, I'd suggest you try to find ways to use an occasional large brushstroke to simplify-more variety. Also more edge variety. I see few real hard edges (good) and yet no real lost edges in the hand for example. Try to add some (several) lost, soft edges and one or two well placed hard edges. Artists working from life will look for the hardest edge and the softest edge initially.
As to overall method, the results justify the method and this is good work. Method can become habit and then one's work can become stale. I detect no need for that, maybe you can explain.
Cecilia Beaux was as good as anybody at the above suggestions as was Bettina Steinke.
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