The right hand picture was obviously at an earlier stage from today's session but I put it in the give an idea of scale. I have added a large area of underpainting of the flesh tones but there will be many subtle changes as I progress. As can be seen from the preparatory sketch, posted a few days ago, there will be some quite dark shadows to the left and right of the face. The time of the day was a very sleepy early morning for my grandson, listening to his nana reading a story. His eyes are quite dark and tell us that he is 'in another world' whilst listening. If a subject, in particular a child, is not aware of you doing art work about them, you tend to get a much more natural pose.
I purchased a flesh coloured paint in the Winsor and Newton Artists range but I found it too 'Pink' in nature, so I have decided to create my own flesh tones. It may be useful as a base for me to build on. They are not always as perfect as I would like but, as my experience grows, I shall change them as I go along.