[Timothy C. Tyler]

Thanks for the nice reply. I have heard of another guy that people still talk about doing that elongation thing. Mrs. Henry White and the above mentioned portrait are a couple that come to mind. I think Boldini WAS one guilty as charged. I do not think Sargent was. I really think people vary in size and shape and it is capturing these variations that constitute a "likeness". I have never felt a "head" was all that accurate of a form of measure. If we artists start measuring heads, which would be an odd hobby, we would find that human heads (even grown-ups) vary widely.

This work above usually draws remarks about the neck which is why I posted the photo. I really like talking to pros and only mean this as a running conversation...not anything else. I draw people and still lifes and apple baskets all the same way...straight across from the model. I'll look forward to more, thanks again, Tim