No mannequin heads

Then, feeling bad about only painting from photos and about trying silly subjects, I decided I'd dedicate myself to the mannequin head in the kitchen. I'd sketch her, paint her, change her accessories, adjust lighting and poses  and make it a proper summer painting project. Well I sketched her , a number of times, in a variety of head gear - and then I attempted to paint her.  Five unbelievably disastrous, bad, lousy, embarrassing, smudgy, misshapen attempts have been binned/torn up/scraped off. The project is finished. She is back in the kitchen looking serene and smug after her ordeal. I shall not be painting her again.