The Tartan Ribbon (re-work)

Acrylic on wood panel 8" x 8" This painting is not currently for sale

This is a rework of the very first painting in the "Not the Sheila I know" series. I was never happy with it and I am learning to listen to those instincts. The eyes were open in the first one and the face smiling but I wanted a bit more sombre mood and the closing of the eyes as I painted was almost instinctive. I thought she looked as if she might be playing hide and seek (a game which always rather scared me). I had a number of tartan ribbons - my mother was a Scottish afficionado :-} - and they always seemed to be on the point of floppily dropping out of my hair.