Beginning The Dive

I just got a commission to paint a portrait of a friend's daughter diving into a beautiful pool in the Sierra foothills. I started by toning the area where she was going to be in the composition. Then started roughing in the shadows in the water and rocks. I'm doing all of this so far with an old longhandle #12 hog bristle flat and a bit of paint rag to soften the body toning of Napthol Red & Raw Sienna. The other colors I've used so far are, Raw Umber; Dioxazine Purple; Cobalt Blue; Sap Green; Yellow Ochre and Titanium White. This represents about 2 hours painting. Mahalo & Aloha for now, Timo