Softly Lighted Figure

Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 inches (61 x 46 cm)

The orange ground of the canvas influences every part of the painting, and helps to unify the image. I resorted to a stippling technique as the end of the session neared and the painting had not yet come together . Stippling, applying paint and moving it around by pounding the bristles of a large brush against the canvas, made it possible to work the entire surface at once.