Another Version

I'm still experimenting with painting "groups of people",
so I decided to do another version of the same scene I did yesterday. 

I was intrigued by a recent post from  Liz Wiltzen,

 about manipulating photos to get better compositions. 

Today, I did the "map" for this from a few different images,

placing the figures where I wanted them.  

"I'm Having Chocolate"

The real challenge here is that the figures were entirely in the sunlight! 

Very few shadows, so no interesting value pattern. 

I had to rely on color, shapes, and brushstrokes 

to keep it interesting. 

This kind of painting is like piecing together
a puzzle!