Paul Ingbretson Critiques Mairi’s Start #111

Mairi sent copies of a couple stages of her ‘start’ which she did from a photograph. This is an attempt to point out - using charcoal on photographs of her images - what areas should remain unified in the lay-in and which areas to work on with great care.

QUESTION: Today I began a painting that uses the many things I have gleaned from your vids. See visual order, paint light to dark, paint spots, paint affects, see the whole while painting a spot. Attached are photos showing how I did it so far, Can you say if I’m on the right track?
Mairi