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HI Terry,
Thanks for your comments. I have been mulling over your suggestions and am not sure yet what I am going to do about them. You definitely have pointed out some areas where I have had difficulty. Hmmm? Should I try to get this one perfect or go on to the next painting?
One problem I have is that if I am having trouble with an area (such as the eyes) I will compulsively redo it until the surface is destroyed and I can't go any further. When I repeatedly scrape paint the surface becomes so slick and without tooth that I can no longer work. I was getting to that point when I decided to just put the eyes in shadow (which also helps keep from revealing the identity of the woman as this is more a genre painting than a portrait) Maybe I should make the shadow deeper so this intent is more obvious.
The warm glow on the (our) left cheek is just a warm reflection from the flowers and surroundings, but it does tend to pop out too much (the jump is less pronounced in the original painting than the photo).
As for the flower like shape in the lower corner, that is a remnant of an object in the reference photo. I can just as soon take it out and I probably will.
I am wondering if other people are having as much trouble as I am getting paint to dry in this cold winter weather. I am trying to conserve heating bills so I only heat the studio when I am in it. But if I want paintings to get surface dry before continuing them, I have to wait weeks. It is getting frustrating.
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