THREE DAYS ON ONE PORTRAIT

This was a new experience for me.  I spent three days on the same painting, instead of two hours - something I would like to do again.  It gave me an opportunity to look at the painting with fresh eyes each day.  For example, I was able to see that I needed to move the eye a tiny bit closer to the nose and to raise the mouth by a millimeter or two.  All in all, I am happy with the result, but I feel also that I might be running a risk of over working the piece. For me, an important part of painting is knowing when to stop.