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Marina, your changes are subtle but they make a significant difference. It's a lovely self-portrait. My feeling is that you should move on to the next painting now, to avoid overworking this. Making quicker oil studies would be an excellent exercise. In fact, any painting from life, including 2-hour landscape sketches, would be helpful. Start thin, cover the canvas, and then try to get the essence of what you see. If you push yourself in this direction, I think you will find that you naturally have to use more paint and not fuss over details.
Alex
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