Today I darkened the background. I want to add some light off the left shoulder but it just wouldn’t come out right. I will wait until it dries and the scumble it on. So then I remodeled some of the darker areas of hair where it almost gets lost in the background. Then I refined the eyes and mouth line and under the chin. If I decide to work more, I can always model the shapes in the blouse, but, I think If I do more today, I will work on a different painting.

if you look this one up, it can be hard to find. Yesterday I viewed a group of Bouguereau paintings on line. This one was not among them. It is called ‘At the foot of the Cliff.’ The images you find may all look different, depending on the pixel count and who is posting.

As with most artists and with most subjects, sometimes I like what I see, other times I am more critical. I do want this to be a best effort. Have a great last few days of warm weather. I am going to go outside for a while and soak up the sunshine. Diana