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Hi LInda,
The composition is, I think, the most outstanding thing about this painting. It seems utterly natural, so I'm guessing it's the combination of your good directions, the family's natural inclunations, and maybe some fortuitous circumstances that made this come together. I don't mean to imply that it's not thought out. You obviously thought about this a lot, and it shows.
I notice the shoreline, and how it comes in at the left foreground and curves around toward the right middle distance. My eye travels naturally from the daughter to the son to the parents and dog, where it stops at the vertical bunch of tree trunks. So the shoreline ties everything together, kind of like the string in a necklace with a few choice stones on it.
Other than that, the body language of the family members is really expressive. I love how the dog is the only one looking straight at the viewer, and you expressed so well her position in the family!
Alex
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