Painting layout post

Maybe you'll recognize the face from the sketches I posted earlier. I was rather taken by the idea and I'm hoping to get a painting out of it in time for a gallery showing in a couple weeks. I'm nervous since its my first gallery show, even if its group. So many things that could change and struggling with what do change about it. But I like it so I'm putting it up for public perusal before I start on the physical piece.

It also doubles as a fun character portrait for my World of Darkness game, making a changeling... maybe a muse. 

Flesh/Muscle Study

Ah, new study from a photograph. I was really dissatisfied with the initial stages and then I started working into it a bit more with layer "glazes" and smaller brushes to get some more interesting brush strokes going on with a unified value transition. Also practically erotica.