Phoenix Painting Prelim

I’m working on a painting of the X-men, er, woman, Jean Grey, aka the Phoenix.  I usually start with a few thumbnails, pick the one I like best and draw it.   Sometimes I start with some reference, sometime I wait until I’m done drawing it and get some reference to show up the parts I think are a little.  With this one I drew first and referenced later.  there still are a few spots I need to tweak like getting her symbol correct, the hands, and a few other odds and ends.