Self Portrait in Progress 12x12 oil

I seem to be caught between alla prima and glazing.  The idea of waiting is foreign to me and I find it difficult to make myself stop and walk away.  I like to fiddle with paint.  This is not done and I will return to it when it dries to finalize and then start another one.  

I decided to show steps because I need to get over the desire to rush through the early stages of discovery.   I think there is a psychological fear of exposure.  The voice that is old and hardly speaks any more.  The voice that says can I do this??? and what if I can't.  Like the teacher that watches over  my shoulder waiting to catch me in a mistake.  Yes, I said she hardly speaks, but she has her moments.  Today I tend to hear "go girl"  loud and clear.  I have one foot on the negative voice pinning her down, but once and a while my foot slips.  

So hear it is in 4 steps and counting.