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Debra, that's beautiful; I love the mirthful expression you've caught and your handling of the pastels is very effective. Something seems a bit off with her neck and shoulder, though, especially on the viewer's left side - the shoulder seems too low or something. Aside from that it's your usual triumph.
I know that you usually work from life and I'm wondering how different this felt to you.
I also had someone pick up a discount certificate at an auction recently and never contact me about it. In fact yesterday I called one of the people who arranged the event and asked me to contribute to see if she wanted to follow up on it. Several other people bid on it and I'm wondering whether they would have been more interested in actually consummating the deal. The only other "success" I've had with auctions was a situation in which people who had already told me that they wanted me to paint their children found out that I was offering a portrait at their children's school's auction and waited for that event so that their school would receive 50%. Not quite what I had in mind when I agreed to be included.
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