|
Simplify, reorganize
Mike,
I love the way you posed the figure. I do, however have to agree with Steven on the swans and you on the all over clutter as well.
Not to honk my own horn, but if you click on my website you will see a lady in a red dress with a huge bouquet of white roses. I think it works for two reasons, one; the all over color is shades of white, the roses are but another variation. I find when working with complex background using a monochromatic background really helps. If you check out Sargent's paintings he did this quite a lot. Also I have the flowers behind the lady in the OPPOSITE direction to where she is looking. Florals placed close to a face in the way you have done compete for attention with her face, also because they are relatively the same size. The florals would have worked better on the other side and slightly tucked.
The color; the red and red orange in the background make her skintones look quite leaden.
Sincerely,
|