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Hi Simon, and welcome!
I join Allan and Garth in the appreciation of this work, which shows a confident handling of paint and a capacity of connection even with such a hard model.
On a compositional level I found the picture well balanced but I am slightly disturbed by the position of the tree just behind the dog's head, that looks a bit like he is turning into a deer ! I think, if you have the chance, that shifting it to one side might help, if you agree.
Regarding the unfinished part I believe perhaps you ought to rethink about it. For me that is a solution that works very seldom: I feel that every figure needs a solidity in the base, and needs to grow from somewhere, otherwise the risk is that it might look as a ghost floating in mid air.
I believe in this case you should consider finishing all the painting at the same standard, especially as you have painted a detailed background up to the edges and sincerely I do not see a good reason to leave the most important side unpainted. For me you can achieve an informal and relaxed feeling by just painting it more loosely. Anyway this is just a personal opinion....
Many compliments again for this accomplished work
Ilaria
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