Well after two weekly sessions this is the result and I have to saw I am really quite proud of myself. During the process I have come to understand a whole lot better what I have to do to produce something really interesting in a group painting session - be myself. This should be self evident but it has taken the best part of a year to realise this. This year I have now attended three art course where the last two sessions have been just the model sitting in the same pose. The first one was a bit of a disaster - I didn't really know what I was doing and I had no idea as to how to control the process. The end of the second course was a lot better and was able to show glimpse of what could be - even though in the second session I ruined the good work I did in the first. By the third session the penny had dropped and I decided to be my own boss and just work at my own pace. The result was a painting that isn't anywhere near completed but one where what I have done is of a much more satisfactory standard. So should I try and finish the paint on my own? No as I feel that is a recipe for disaster - I need the model in front of me to able to get the skin tones I want. I had planned to do this but I just don't have the mental skills available to do this. In truth when painting skin it is so much better to have the real thing in front of you! 
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