Yoga pose IV - step IV... experimenting my way to oblivion!

Realizing too late that any background design would compete against the figure unless much lower in value, I decided to use this painting as a ground for experimentation...

... with the palette knife. In a way, I was forced to do some real painting, something I've managed to avoid as much as possible (favouring the image maker as opposed to the painter).

I will do a last pass to lengthen the hair to make a better balance with the upper body (I backed off to move forward again, trying to find better movement!) before calling it quit...