Chris, I am in total agreement. I have decided, though I have already completed the underpainting, to begin again at a 16 x 20 size and allow the client to add the additional size via the framing. It was almost scary to do one that size. The features were, although perfectly proportioned, seemed unrealistic unless it was going to hang on a wall FAR from the viewer.
I believe I will call the 20 x 24 underpainting a "study", thus, I won't feel like I've wasted my time or canvas.
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