Being from south Louisiana, I know what Alicia means by "bad weather". I too had to reschedule a couple of shoots. I would have loved to just have overcast. Instead we had Hurricane Isidore followed the next week by Hurricane Lili. I think Alicia is also dealing with the "surprise for mom" factor. We all walk that thin line of keeping the job (cause we need the money), and painting it right (cause we don't want a piece out there with our name on it that we are not happy with). I for one love what I do, but sometimes there is a lot of stress. Frank W. Benson's work is marvelous Sharon. It would be great way of handling such a painting. "The Summer of 1909" is lovely. It also has about the same lighting as these reference photos. Having seen Alicia's work, I think that she can handle it.
Rebecca
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