Watch me paint – Sweet girl and cat

I recorded myself painting ‘Sweet girl and cat’ – As you will see I spent way too long on shading her face and feel I ended up covering some of her features leaving her looking a bit bland.
In future I think I will try to be happy with more roughly blended areas that add depth and character… I just seem to like a very smooth face :P
I’m aiming for my next painting to be darker with a more gothic feel.. I’ll try to post up photos of the painting process.