Jan 21st: Acrylic on Canvas

Not having internet in my apartment is killing me! Especially when I don't want to make the pilgrimmage to the coffee shop or library to blog. Bleh. You don't know how much you rely on the internet until it isn't there anymore... Anyways, yesterday I painted, but not a whole lot. We hiked during the day and man was I tired. Hiking in the snow is no easy feat, but I digress. I concentrated my efforts on the only face I've started so far, the oldest boy. The other day he looked chubby and wierd, with his nose nowhere near where it should have been. Upon leaving the painting and coming back with fresh eyes, I noticed that his mouth and nose weren't as wide as they should have been. The expression lines around the corners of his mouth were in too far and needed to be moved outward. The teeth were worked on a bit but I know they need a lot more work done to them. I added lines around his eyes and thinned the jawline a little. He's looking a lot better, but still not close enough. The eyes need much more work and blending, blending, blending. Tomorrow I'll see what I can do and hopefully get some work done on one of the other kids.