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Thank you everyone!
Thank you everyone for your thoughtful comments. I had been away from my computer for the weekend and when I got back, I was so pleased to see comments and answers to my questions!
I love the idea of breaking up the negative space our right to make that dark space more interesting (with a bow), and I'll see if I can put in some flowers. I'll make sure the light source is coming from the same direction on the flowers.
I wasn't so sure about tilting her to make her eyes the same height but the more I look at how you tilted the photo Karin, the more I like that. Thank you for that suggestion!
Mike, regarding the background, since I'm fairly new at portrait paining, my plan is to keep the background simple! Painting the subject is tough enough for me.
Thank you again everyone for taking an interest in this project. I am still in that "I'm scared to start this one because I don't know if I can do it" phase. But I'll get over it, eventually, and begin painting.
Joan
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