Portrait of Young Woman

[Jimmie Arroyo]

Hi, I had this going on in the "WIP" section, and would like to thank everyone for their comments and advice. Here's the newer finished version. I worked a bit on the arm and softened the edges compared to the last pic posted in the "WIP" thread. This one ended up tighter than the previous ones, which I was a bit disappointed by, I thought I was working loose as I was doing it.

I try to keep my mind clear, but I guess when thinking of purposely working loose, I did'nt. I tell myself not to, but these thoughts I tend to "keep in mind". "Don't over work", "know I still struggle" "more energy". Seems like it can't be avoided, but thinking is my biggest downfall.

I overworked the shirt and actually lost tooth. The top layers in certain areas of the shirt are sitting there, not in the tooth. I mainly struggled with the shirt, but the skin tones were'nt too bad this time. Then the whole time working, I really thought I was loose and energetic, but was much tighter than anticipated. Oh well, I have to NOT try so hard for the next one.

The final size is 19x24", done on 'Belgium Mist' Wallis paper mounted on board. Thanks for looking.