How can I describe how much I love painting faces? I feel reinvigorated as I get back to work on the painting waiting on my easel. I moved into not quite warp speed as I learned that a show I was watching for was on the schedule and just around the corner. I am just not on their normal list of artists to contact so did not receive notice. Now I will be on pins and needles as I wait to learn if my work is juried into the show. Fortunately, I had already begun work on a triptych that called to me, causing me to set aside a work in progress. I do this often; not work in a hurry to finish something but I do put one thing aside as another seems more compelling. So, now I can have renewed interest and concentration on this one. I will post a photo I just took of the application of a second or maybe third layer of half paste that builds up a supple skin layer for the baby and children. I do this for all age ranges but there are adjustments for a variety of reasons. Here you will see the stronger dabs of half paste applied in the brightest areas and following contours to a certain extent. I will spread this paint over the surface and it will behave just like a transparent layer of skin. I love works of art with a rough painterly brushstroke but in most of my work, I prefer a very realistic look in the flesh. I will post and then get back to this. Enjoy your painting.