[Janel Maples]

Kim,

Thanks for taking the time to comment. You are 100% correct in everything you wrote. It is helpful to have a fresh pair of eyes to look at it that doesn't have all of the information I have with the reference.

She is twisted at the waist. I did not realize this wasn't clear, so thank you for pointing out it wasn't clear. But, now that you mention it, of course. It looks goofy.

One of the key bits of information, that you don't see because I don't have it in there yet, is her spine. There is also some reflective light on her back that will help show the twist. Also, I have the side of her thigh way too consistent chromatically so it appears to be entirely on the same plane with the viewer when in fact it is at an angle.

Assume we are standing on the 6 of a clock, her knees point to (about) the 10. So, I can help that by making the area closer to the knee less chromatic.

The back of her hip is also too bright to be a twist. I have to work on that area. Thank you for pointing all of this out to me.

This brings me to a question that may be good for another post. Why can't I see things wrong in my own paintings when I can in others? And, once my errors are pointed out to me I ask myself "Well, that was obvious, how could I have missed that?"

I can finish a painting and absolutely love it. Two weeks later I look at it and want to die.

I know I am not a great painter, but why does the way I view my paintings, while I am painting them, seem like I think I am?