It doesn't look like I've done much here, but the truth is that I've done a lot of work that can't be seen on the canvas. The request is that I use one reference for the face, a different reference for the hat and clothes, and I have to adjust the lighting on the subject. So that big blob of brown in the middle of the canvas actually took a great deal of effort. Have I mentioned that this is going to be a very difficult painting? Yes, I'm whining about it.