This is my effort from last nights painting from life. There are some glaring drawing mistakes here - the head is too small - the hands even though unfinished are too big - the arm on the left is too thin - etc etc. But I did what I could in two and a half hours and can't take a photo of the model because she is nude, so can't fix it when I get home. I think that's a good indication that I am not measuring enough (or at all!) in the beginning - so I must do better with that.
There are some things I like about it though, in particular I think my flesh tone colors were better. I think I did a better job of sculpting the paint. I don't know how to describe it really - but what I mean is using the brush strokes to follow the contours of the body. She had a lot of reflected light and I tried to see it and capture it. It is a "study" after all, and so it's important to learn something each time I paint.
