I always want my portraits to come out well. Sometimes it seems so easy. Other times, not so much. I was not pleased with the one I did of his brother and so I will begin that again as soon as I finish this. I chose much better images. Both have a lot of sunlight. Also, they are showing their best smiles. The format is twelve by sixteen. That is close to life size. I will do quite a few more layers of flesh and maybe one more on the background. Photos always seem like X-rays so they don’t show the true surface. I wish I knew how to fix that. Today, I also worked on a large painting that I began about a year ago. Time goes so fast. In that time I did several very small paintings. I am still having trouble seeing well. I can’t get lenses that are as helpful as what I had before the cataract surgery. That is frustrating because the doctor assured me it would be better or at least as good, and it is not.. anyway, This is one of my series of mountain stream paintings. Almost the entire background is waterfall. Little bubbling brook waterfalls. I really enjoy painting these even though I cannot seem to paint a landscape without a portrait in front of the landscape. I’m feeling like I want to spend more time painting and less time doing other stuff. I even told my doctor to limit tests to the very most important ones. I don’t like to be cold but winter gives me time to hibernate and get mor art done. I am doing a very large format painting of one of my daughters. The drawing is a real challenge.so, for now, that is my update. Enjoy your art efforts. I am so thankful for this. Apt TMH. Hugs, Diana