I applaud you for stepping out of that comfort zone and recognize your signature touch. Delightful !

Joe

Excellent painting Brian; I like the dusty look.

Its just your excellence at a smaller scale
Cheers
Tommi

Excellent job on the 1:35. If I had to nitpick and It's only noticeable (to me) on the scarf. IMHO the steps you took to get from the shadows to the highest highlight are too large. As a scarf that would be constantly moving, the sun wouldn't have bleached out the highest color as it would something stationary. If it were mine, and I always have to keep reminding myself of the same thing, to take smaller steps between brights and darks.
But in general, its a winner!

many thanks for your coments