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Garth,
If you are out on a limb, it is a good strong limb. This is great. I love the composition--the horizontal format, that sliver of muscular leg, and the arm reaching out to hold the football. It does look so very natural. The color is clean and cheerful. The cool natural light coming in from the window is a refreshing departure from the artificial lighting we often have to use in commissioned institutional work. As a result, you got some delicious color in the shadows of his skin.
What a sweet-natured sincere-looking kid he is! There is no pretense about him. He looks as though he doesn't have to be cool, he is comfortable in his own skin. I absolutely adore his expression.
Congrats on a superbly designed, unique portrait, and on the commission you received as a result of it.
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