Working on a portrait of one of my grandchildren

Portrait of a grandchild, early stage: the head and the striped top blocked in against a loose background.

The first stage — the head and the striped top blocked in, the room behind still loose.

Portrait of a grandchild, second stage: the face more worked and the background beginning to settle.

A second session — the face brought further and the background settling.

Portrait of a grandchild, latest stage: the room behind the child worked up around the figure.

My plan eventually is to paint a portrait of all of my grandchildren. In the background of this painting you can see a hint of this one's brother. They were playing with toy foodstuffs to create a pretend picnic.