Very good, Great use of light, my favourite type of painting I call them contrasts. The perfect painting is to use the fixed tones of Acrylic, the softness of gouache and the blendablity of watercolur and the blurryness of pastel. Don't tell anyone but I use them all to their strengh's but because I use say over 90% watercolour, I always call them watercolour. Lately I've started to use translucent waterclour which is watercolour without white pigment. I find it grest on faces.

Yes, alright! I am going over the rest of your gallery Karen,this is GOOD! Exactly like Brian said above Mahe and myself...contrasting wich is something I am learning about even now! This looks great for your first go at it!

thanks guys ...tho i really do not like this one ha...embarrasing the hair is awful now looking at it...and i did this without the use of my wet palette...i didnt kno about them when i did this....

It's fine ...you want to see a bloody awful acrylic painting look at my Neil Diamond I was having the same problem!

like the other jlo best...much better

Another blunder is my George harrison...his hair is much too high off the head,looks like george is using the wrong conditioner..hehe!Heh!