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[QUOTE]First, if a source photo has an incredibly fuzzy and bland background (as my painting denotes), is it an artistic no-no to "create" a more interesting background?[/QUOTE]
Carrie,
I'll give you my two bits (that's horse talk) ...
I think you have the license to create whatever background you want. Assuming that you haven't broken some covenant with the client. As far as the horse painting above I think the background is appropriate and leaves the focus on the subject.
My own opinion is that you can get yourself into a little bit of trouble when you stray too far from the source. The composition had some appeal to you. That appeal can be a delicate balance of compositional elements. I sometimes use Photoshop to do "what if's" with compositon and color. It can give you a good "heads up" with no harm and no foul.
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Mike McCarty
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