I decided I really didn’t like the yellow dominating the figure so much, so added layer of red. Before this had dried, I ‘diluted’ it in some areas (such as under the arm) by squeezing some clean water out of the brush at the top of the area. This ran down the canvas, picking up the red with it, creating the streaks with the strongly colored edges to them.
At this stage, I think the best part of the painting are the legs and feet. The head and hand are overworked; the bottom a bit ‘generous’ the shoulders/neck an odd shape. But the aim of this painting was not accurate proportion, it was to play with glazes and to try and convey a deep, thoughtful mood. (Why the figure doesn’t have clothes on is something an art critic could no doubt read significance into… but there was no intention for there to be, at least on a conscious level.)
