My latest self portrait.

[Chris Saper]

Hi Debra,

Having seen this painting in person, I think the colors look really true.

I think that the complementary color scheme you have here is very pleasing, and successful. I liked the fresh, lively feeling of the piece, and might offer only a very minor comment with regard to the composition (which I find to be overall original and well thought out): the brush handles are forming a tangent with the white rectangle in the background, running paralled to the white edge, the top of the canvas, and other horizontals; the handles seem to be advancing after they leave your hand on our right, but my feeling is that the sharp edges in the ferrules and handle silhouettes may be causing this illusion.

I really like this painting.