[Marina Dieul]

Thanks Bonfim,
yes I did it in my "studio" ( a big word for the part of the living room where I put my easel)
with a beautiful south west light which would be perfect if the earth could stop turning around the sun when I'm working .

Mischa,
I think I will wait a bit before doing another one : in fact, I'm a bit tired of the very changing light. When I begin to paint at 1:00 PM , at 3:00 Pm I could do another painting: the shadows are very different. So it's difficult to have a unity in the final painting ( but it's a good exercise to develop my visual memory !)
Thanks again for your explanations: it helped a lot.

Ilaria,
I painted it on a very cheap canvas board ( they don't even say if it's cotton or linen, so I gess it's cotton) I thought it was OK for a little study. I didn't even thought that it could influence the way I paint.
But I understand what you're saying by less absorbant surface. Oh ! it gives me some ideas ! thank you.
By the way, what about your self portrait?

Alex,
Thanks. For the hair, I just remembered the lesson you gave me in my first WIP : keep the things abstract until the last moment. ( and Mischa's advice : soft and form). And it worked !