Portrait of Colette (updated) and studio pictures

 

I made some changes to the background as I thought it was way too dark before.  I also made minor changes in the face.

 

Below are some pictures of my studio.  I put a table and chair in the corner and I really like the addition!  My space is in the basement and I love the fact that I have that room all to myself!  The only part that I struggle with sometimes is that when it is sunny, I have a hard time with the glare on my canvas.

 

I would love to know where you paint and what you would do to make it better?

 

 

 

 

Portrait of Colette

Oil on 20x16 canvas paper

 

My mom came to visit for a week and agreed to pose for me to practice painting a portrait from life.  We had a great time, did a lot of talking (except when I was working on her mouth!), took breaks for tea and ended up with a pretty nice portrait at the end and she thinks it looks like her!  A success!

 

This took about 4 days of about 2 hours of sitting each day.  I then worked more on the background today once she was gone.