Lesson 5, Part 2

Here is my second portrait of four: I did much more to fulfill the requirements of utilizing the background and keeping the face painting fast and loose this time—or rather, I did less? Lots more interesting background this time, and I was able to leave it for both hair and shoulders, I think to interesting effect. Took me about an hour. (Took Emma 30 minutes.)

"Sultry Dutch Girl"—charcoal, acrylic paints, Stabilo marker, on 140-lb. Fluid coldpress watercolor paper, approx. 9x12 inches.