#30??

If the unfinished toga girl and mountains counts as 29 then this would be #30. This is a portrait of Melissa taking a nap with her baby, Alannah. I'll post a better pic when its daylight and the paint dries, the blue lines are less bright than that, its just french ultramarine.

"Melissa Napping with Daughter Alannah"
oil on canvas, 24x36inches

Can I just say that this painting, out of all my paintings, the one that looks THE closest to what I saw in my mind when I set out to paint? THE CLOSEST! And I really like it. I usually draw out my lines with paint and cover it up when I do portraits but I chose to keep the outlining this time, and I took a simple approach to the painting this time. I think I often overwork things and give up. This whole painting is 4.5 hours of work.

Work in progress shots & head details: