I have begun to outline my next oil. A portrait of my wife. It is difficult to see the pose on this photo, as I don't like too much graphite mixed with the oil paint as I paint. I have yet to add features which, of course, have to meet with the approval of the subject and yet be true to life so that it is a true image of her. I shall blur some of the edges and paint a largely nondescript background as the pose is taken from a ride on a gondola in Venice and I want the feeling of movement and not a static shot.