Something different today.
This was a challenge on Painting Friends forum.
I have a crop too. Not sure which I prefer.

Here is the finished portrait, at last!
Hope you like it.





I think I prefer the crop, and the colour is nearer to my painting.

Continuing the next steps with my painting.
I realised the last stage in yesterdays post
looked a bit garish, so thought I should quickly
move on...

Many apologies for not getting back here sooner!
Just a very busy time recently. Also I needed to
get down to re-sizing my photographs.

Here is my second portrait of Sandra's grandaughter.
It is done in stages again and just my way of doing it.
All done in pastels again. Maybe I should try watercolour
sometime, but I would need to do more pre-thinking.

Finished portrait. I really enjoyed doing this one :)

Here are the next 2 stages of the portrait of Sandra's grandaughter.
I really enjoyed doing this one:)