Portrait of a girl

1 hour study of a girl. I'm planning to do more of these quick studies because I learn so much from keeping the shapes simple and not going too much into details.. I tend to get lost into details which I should get rid of asap. I used a fairly large brush throughout the painting and this allowed me to gradually build up the portrait. I had big trouble with the nose and after failing many times I decided to keep the last decent one because I started to get frustrated. However, this is a good reminder that I need to do nose studies. A LOT.

Model: Elaine Carlin 
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