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I am always delightfully surprised when I show other artists my work. All of you are so perceptive. This is actually a painting of my mother-in-law. I wanted to wait to see what everyone thought before I posted that information. I am actually using this to build my portrait portfolio. We actually get along can you believe it?! She is actually full blood italian and was raised in New Jersey. She married a British man who grew up in South Africa. So she is a mingling of the fiery jersey girl and the proper british side. I actually told her when I finished the portrait, "To me you are like a wild mustang that has every appearance of a thoroughbred horse". We have a good relationship so I am able to make animal references without suffering for it heheh. There's also a joke about her around the house that she is the "queen". So all those ideas were wrapped up in this portrait. I am extremely happy that all of those things were conveyed. Thanks again for all your comments they are so encouraging.
This is 18 x 24 in oils of course
Here are the requested closeups:
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