Perhaps nearly, possibly the final version of the portrait....

I have canvassed the opinions of family members on this portrait and they think it is best to leave it alone now.

 I am still worried by the Ninja Turtle mask effect around the eyes, making the subject out to be a heroin addict.

Ah yes, I have even forgotten to crop these photos .

This landscape is coming along. 

The foreground grassy field will give me cause to think. It's just green, isn't it?

Two landscapes

This is a familiar view, based on a watercolour sketch. There is to be a large diagonal shadow spreading across the field upwards from the right.

This painting is based on a photo I took during a walk recently over near Hungerford. It is almost abstract in the stark quality of the shapes.

Lots to do here.

Is this the final version? Who knows?

Now, what do we think?

The face shape was not right: too narrow, so I moved the ear further to the right and expanded the jaw line . This caused colour matching problems with the cheek , which has to be rectified but I am happier now with the face shape.