Looking Inward

This is an 11"x14" oil sketch on canvas, painted this morning, based on a small sketch I did from life in 2003.

Woman

I think I said something like, I'm done for now, on the last post. But I wasn't. I think this is it, at least for a while.

Painting continues

This is the painting after a bit more work. I think I'm going to stop painting on it now and maybe try applying some glazes on areas to get some added depth and mystery (M Graham makes a non-toxic glazing medium for oils that I am eager to try out).

Painting begins

I'm working on a large oil painting of a cafe scene. As a diversion, I decided to paint from one of the drawings posted below. This is what I have, so far. I'm painting on a 16"x20" canvas; over another painting.

Note: This is not the large cafe scene I'm working on; this is the diversion from that work. (Clarification prompted after Cafe Pasadena's comment, in post above, and my re-reading of what I wrote.)