This is the painting I started last week and finished tonight - my first time painting the figure. I was trying to concentrate on the values, the planes, and the overall composition, and wound up combining colors in ways I never would have expected ahead of time. (Click for an enlarged view.)
Liz, you must be so proud!! This is beautifully and very originally painted! It is impossible to believe it is your first figure painting! (I believe you, however ;D.)