Yoga pose XVI final - a finale that led to an interminable "pas de deux"!

I took advantage of the nice weather outside to complete our two patio setups for the summer. At the end of the afternoon, I took another stab at my painting...

Minor adjustments that followed led to a lengthy struggle trying to find the proper balance between background and foreground...

... I'm not sure if I won... but it did force me to paint for a change! My usual approach is rather minimalist from a paint application standpoint...

Note: It's been only 5 paintings with the brush and I'm already missing textures with the palette knife...