"Elaine" Critique

[Mark Lovett]

Hi,

As I said in my introduction, this is a poor digital photo of a 30 x 24" oil on canvas, painted from a tiny photograph. The hand on the lap is giving me particular trouble because hands are very challenging and it is in an awkward position in the photograph.

I am looking forward to painting from better source material, preferably a live model in the near future. My wife and daughter can't do it because they can't sit still for more than five minutes. We have a local three-hour model session in my area, but the model changes poses every 10 minutes, so right now I may be forced to use photographs for a while longer.

Any comments or suggestions will be appreciated.

Thanks,
Mark