I've decided to revive my blog and use it as a tool to help my painting mature.  I've been concentrating on portraits and the figure.  Every Thursday I paint from a live model with four other artists.  I'm finally getting some work I feel is worth showing and need feedback.  This is an earlier painting in its nearly finished state that I felt was developing a personal style.  I'll show you the progression in more blogs.

Thank you,
Richard Whitlock