I started working with "Visitor No. 2" this morning. I have gotten in the habit of "watering" down my paint with a clear varnish so that I can layer paint and achieve a semi-transparent effect. In this case, as sometimes happens, the color gets a little uneven in coverage. I try not to fight against that. I think that is one of my big artistic lessons -- to let the materials have a little of the control -- do a little of the talking, if you will (within reason ... sometimes I have to shut them up).

I don't think the pictures are very helpful at the moment, as this stage is a little monochromatic. Here they are nonetheless: