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Thomasin,
Wonderful! I don't know how you managed to do this from life. Did you pose yourself first, then held your son for short periods of time? Tell me your secret. Anyway, I think it's brilliant how you stopped at just the right point modeling his face, so that just the delicate colors describe the cheeks and nose, and you really don't need any more information to see how sweet he is. Your face captures the viewer's attention and holds it. There's a very protective feeling about your look and arm gesture. It also looks as if the viewer has startled you, walking in on a private moment between mother and child. I really love this--oh, I haven't even said anything about the fresh, clean color (are those cads in the shadows?) and great big wonderful swathes of color/light in the background. I think THIS is a prizewinner--don't give up.
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