Nude, 1995, acrylics

Painting in a realistic genre with acrylics is a major challenge. The problem is smoothly blending the paint. Also, I had difficulty getting the skin coloring the way I wanted it or to get a transparent, gauzy effect for the billowing cloth. In fact, this poor woman was painted over multiple times—at least five times—and I'm still not satisfied with it or with her proportions. In fact, there is so much paint on this canvas, I'm sure it could have covered the Golden Gate bridge more than once.