Why is it that, of all faces, one's own partner's is the hardest to capture? The portrayed, when asked, replied as though it were the most obvious thing in the world. 'Well, it's the face you see the most.' Which wasn't much of a comfort.
I'm usually a fast painter, completing a project in one sitting. But this one has been tricky. I've gone back to it several times now, and there are still flaws in the likeness. Since I'm working at craft and art to placate my need for completion, (in the face of a horribly slow, incomplete BA thesis) this unfinished painting is rankling my nerves. I may have to haul my holbeins and the painting to NYC for the weekend to finish.
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