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Old 05-12-2005, 12:33 PM   #1
Valerie Warner Valerie Warner is offline
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Okay...Gut reactions please

Greetings,

I sure like having this forum for help!
I am painting this formal portrait of an 8 year old young man. It is to hang in his grandfather's house and follow the appearance and feel of another formal painting of his mother in a black evening gown set in a grand living room that hangs in that house. I'm a very INFORMAL person and this is all new to me. I like the colors, I like the feel but something feels wrong and I don't know what it is.

Please take a look at what I have created so far and if you could offer some suggestions to bring believability and life to this painting I would be SO grateful
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Thanks!
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