Sandbanks #6 : step II-III - getting out of my comfort zone!

I timidly applied a second layer of paint to establish the framework for bolder expressionist brush strokes with subsequent layers. The association of a multilayered painting approach with expressionism seems to be a contradiction in terms. As a compensatory move, I was sloppier that usual in my application of paint trying to cast the dye at the early stage to get the final look I want. I am crossing my fingers!


P.S. Could not resist a 3rd quick pass early evening... after a dinner with the muse!

Some tweaking of the face is still called for... but it is getting closer... especially when backing off 15 feet from the painting!