First of all: Thank you for all your comments on my latest painting :D Glad you liked it even if you don't even follow Dr Who or Torchwood. I thought I would do something else and break the circle of Timelords and other mythological characters and paint a...um...Cherub..or Angel...whichever you prefer. And I thought I would post this work in progress for a change. If you want to skip this and wait until it's done, that's fine with me ;) This time I'm not really looking for reality. This time I'm painting more in the style that you can find in church ceilings and walls - very pink skin and red cheeks...and visible brush strokes. There's a difference between painting from a model and a photo, and the way the old masters did it in often bad light etc. was their own reality on the canvas straight from their optical nerve. Not easy to do from a well lit reference photo, but one can always try ;) I haven't decided about the background yet, but it will probably be outdoors. I want to put her in a bit of sunlight and focus more on the lighting itself once I'm done with the character. And this model is wearing a horrible wig in the photo, which I will have to shape in a more natural way...looks a bit too "plastic" otherwise. So this will change a bit more. Hope you're not running around like hens just because of the holidays. Personally I'm taking it easy ;) I've been busy wrapping gifts for Steampunk customers during this week so that everyone else have their gifts ready ;) Thanks for peeking :D