These two are from life. I attend open portrait studios regularly. There is a definite difference in the feel of the pieces, but the time limit adds energy. This is an older one. It took nearly the full three hours of open studio. It is 9x11 on Canson cold-pressed watercolor paper.
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The one below is about 9x9 but done in an hour and a half.