Thank you Lisa, your posting reminded me that I had forgot to do this important lesson.
I learned to appreciate the value of acrylic background, but I still find it much easier to blend oil paint than acrylic paint.
The lady had a bad hairday, she did not expect a proposal! But what is it with me and drawing hair? First my poor horse looked like he went through the electric fence, now this. The more I tried to fix it the worst it got.
This is the oil side:
And this is the acrylic, with lantern, couple, and shadows in oil:
