Portrait of harpist

[Brian McDaniel]

OK, here is a close-up on the face. I worked in many layers of glazes to slowly build up the color and keep a very rich, glowing, smooth quality about it. What are your thoughts on the colors used here? Is the blueish reflective shadow too much? Not enough?

Did I NOT do enough with her hair?

Do you think the background couldve been darker beside her face on that side? I wanted to get some amount of color in the background, and I was rather pleased with it. Had I darkened that area, there wouldnt have been anyplace to get any color into the background.

Thoughts and suggestions are always welcome.

Thanks