finished this (my 9th oil painting)for the most part last night. 3 layers and at least 30+ hours in this one. its pretty big 18 inch by 24 inch. mock up was made in photoshop out of 3 different photos.

gonna prolly do another glazing layer to adjust some warms and cools but for the most part its done....was super hard! learned alot doing this one..im not quite getting the effect yet im after but getting close(even softer and a little bit more hazy...and more muted....skin tones keep coming out a little to chromatic for my taste)

. it has a beautiful gradation of dark to light warm grey in the background but it wont show up in the pictures