Alicia: (sigh)
This painting only took two sessions to complete. It's my first real portrait, and while it could be improved, I'm very happy with it.
For this painting, I tried very hard to work on my shading and lighting. For example, the coffee cup sprung into three-dimensions with just a little bit of shading, though the top isn't quite right.
It's also surprisingly hard to make a rich purple. Mixing red and blue gives a very weak colour, not the imperial purple I was hoping for. My book says that you really need to buy a tube of purple, which is a good excuse to go buy more colours.
