Well here is the piece i recently finished, as you know it's nothing new. But finally it's complete. It looks better in person, the camera doesn't capture the luminosity of the oil pait well. I guess thats something to think about when it comes to reproduction. I'm happy with parts but not the whole. Actually I'm quite fond of the bomb and the wagon. The boy doesn't seem to fit the image, because i didn't use colors from the painting to create his skin tone. The perspective is completely off on houses, so the image tends to flatten rather than give the sense of depth. Sigh... i guess these are just all issues that i can rectify in my next painting. My two largest dilemmas at the moment are color and value (most certainly taking jacks color class upon return.) More Specifically I'm finding it complicated to create value changes with color. I've added another painting course. So i have two sessions with the model a week, One 7 hour class and one 3 hour class. I just have to keep reminding myslef that i've only recently started painting. In regards to that, perhaps i was a little ambitious concerning the numerous elements in the piece. It might be best to simplify things at the moment. A portrait, a landscape, still lifes, etc.., not an illustration that encompases all of these elements. I'd like to here your opinions concerning these recent posts.