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Michele, I love this portrait. You've caught the child's charm and his personality shines through. The painterly way you've delineated the hair and the fabric of the shirt is wonderful. I also especially like the way the curls in the hair are echoed by the soft rounded shapes of the leaves. My only quibble is that at least on my monitor the lower part of his face, especially on the viewer's left, is so dark that it draws the eye and also makes it appear that that portion of his cheek and chin recedes a bit more than I would suspect that it actually does. A little more light on the outward curve where the lower cheek swells between the edge of the mouth and our left side of the face would be just enough to make a significant difference. Otherwise it's perfect.
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