Amen Molly!
 

Thanks for the awesome post.

(I think I've seen you climb in through your car door before)

Molly,

Too cute. Wonderful expressive photo.

Do you have her feet? There is something so wonderfully expressive about a young ballerina's knobby knees and stance that I feel would add so much to this painting.

Molly,

I see I came rather late to this party.

You are probably way underway, however, even IF you don't paint the rest of the legs, I, myself, find that cutting off figures at the joints is quite awkward. All that I have read and studied in portraiture indicates that it is a poor practice. It is better to cut the figure in this case, mid-calf.

That is just my opinion. I'm sure with Bill's tutelage it will be just lovely at any rate.