The title “Everything”  came from the expression of this young girl’s face.  When I look into her eyes and gaze at her lips and posture, I see everything.  She could feel proud, or shy, maybe

looking for a bit of reassurance, or feeling gracefully self-confident. It’s hard to tell for sure. It depends on what the viewer brings to the painting.  This is also my first oil painting on board (versus the usual canvas). What’s it like oil painting on board versus canvas?  Going from oil painting on canvas to board is like going from walking on the sidewalk to walking on ice.  The brush flows through the paint over the board so smoothly and quickly (as long as the board has been gessoed).  Oil paint on board also dries much faster than oil paint on canvas; this is very helpful if you want to paint multiple layers to get rich lush colors, like all the gorgeous red and brown earth-tones of her skin highlighted with purple and yellow.  Regarding the feather, what’s your guess: is it painted? or real?