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Sharon,
Thank you so much for your complements and well thought out suggestions. Your work is beautiful, and I respect your opinion.
I am really new at sitting the subject and I agree that something more simple would have been better. I am a big fan of Daniel Gerhardtz and I have to admit the calla lillies were a lame imitation... hope he remembers that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
I read something here that I think will help in future poses, that the modern trend is to have the sitter in a relaxed pose, hands folded or just held naturally. A gypsy-like scarf could have carried out the vibrance and movement in the same way I have hoped the flowers would. Maybe it is the stark white. Everything else in the room was very "Old World" in color... golds and eggplant... and her black velvet dress with Spanish lace.
Is anyone else inclined to paint the same subject more than once or twice, trying different things each time? Every time I have done that, my son tells me, "Mom, MOVE ON!!"
Anyway, thanks again for the input.
Sandra
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