This Looks a Little More The Way I Want It To

I constantly struggle with skin tones. My latest effort to get this little painting to work involved using Venetian Red and Alizarin Crimson with Van Dyke Brown, Ultramarine Blue, and Yellow Ochre Pale. But I'm pleased; it looks much, much better, not so washed out.

Waiting For the Birds To Return, © 2016, work in progress