After adding the hair and beard details, the painting is almost finished. I reworked the background, lightening the area to the left of the head and on the lower right. The more I looked at it today, as I kept coming back to the painting from time to time, I realized that I made the background a tad too light. While I want the background to give a definite edge to the back of the head, I don't really want the strong "aural" effect that the painting has in this photo, so tonight I reworked the background (again!) and added a few more details to the shirt and beard. I will take a photo of it tomorrow if I still like it and basically will call it finished.
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