"Water Spirit" Time Lapse

Here's a time lapse video I made over the course of 5 long days (about 60 hours total) working on this painting from the very start. It is meant to be a companion piece to the "Forest Spirit" painting I made a couple weeks before. I started without any real concept or sketches, I only knew it needed to match the spontaneity and looseness of the Forest Spirit. This proved to be very challenging! You can see in the video how many times I had to rework the face before I found what I was looking for. So here it is, 60 hours compressed into a minute and a half! 

This time lapse video shows 5 full days of painting (about 60 hours) on "Water Spirit". This painting was started and evolved without any defined concept or sketches made in advance. You can see how many times I reworked the face before I found what I was looking for... enjoy!