latest figure painting

OK, folks, here's my latest nude painting. I know it's kinda rough, and I had some difficulties getting the skin colour with the correct colour of highlights. The model has dark-toned skin and, well, that was hard. Skin is hard. I had a difficult time deciding what colour to make the shadows, which I know I know, should be like background colour in the darkest areas, and then they got really warm where they approached the light... and then cool highlights.... Something like that....

Anyway, here she be:



On Thursday, we start with this one dude who we painted one session before. I have decided I am going to do a block-in the first day (to keep up with that), and then start a painting (to get ready for the David Leffel workshop). Next weekend...oh, wait, we start painting the dude next weekend... Well, then, not sure who we're doing this Thursday. But I'll start with a block-in regardless. Want to keep up with the pencil.