A bit of a lemon

 I had an idea for a large high key pencil portrait and this first one is the result. Unfortunatly I messed the background up, mainly because the final outcome was never clear in my head.   
The second one is a result of some tweaking in photoshop and I feel is the better of the two. 

Most of the charcoal/pencil posts are a way of exploring ideas and also a quick studies when there isn't time to get on with painting, - I am such a slow painter!