New Pastel Painting: "The Conversation"

12 x 12 on sanded paper

I posted a study of this painting last week and just now finished the (slightly) larger version.  I liked the lighting in this scene.  It reminded me of many of the Vermeer paintings with that little sliver of window  in the left hand side of the painting.    I deliberately kept the palette low keyed and limited in color range.  I like the effect.  My next challenge is to see if I can translate the same qualities into an oil version.