Soul Searching Through Oils -start - to - finish

I haven't painted almost 5 years! At first I was scared of even picking up a paint brush, I took a deep breath and started to focus on what was inspirational to me. I have decided to paint women in hats during the 1920's thru 1940's. My goal is to Paint 10 portraits in oils and have a show sometime in the early spring. Here I will document my stages and what is going through to get there.



This the 1st stage of how I paint, I do a layering technique and then start adding the lighting. This painting is called "Grace"
well, so far.