Thank you so much, everybody, for your time. To be honest, I have been wondering if I even have "it" for portraits. The touch, the knack, the feeling. It seems like everything I learn about painting portraits makes my paintings of other things better! It's almost like I can't properly see what I'm trying to do - no, I'm not explaining myself very well. Anyway, the encouragement has been very timely and I suppose I won't throw in the towel just yet. BUT it's really close...
Ilaria, very good call on the palette question. I've been using the "earth colour" option so far, and been questioning it the last couple months. In my hands it is tending to have a heavy, deadening effect and I can't get the transparency I think I want. So, excellent, excellent timing on that advice.
Richard, special thank you for your quiet encouragement during this journey. Although I rather suspect that you only love me for my model...
Is it okay to keep basically doing the same painting over and over again like I have been? I don't have the prestige to allow for an endless flow of willing models (everyone is so busy these days). I have taken some nice shots of my daughter, but she so obviously doesn't enjoy it and the impatience shows (she is surely mini-me).
Anyway, thanks again to all. Janet
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