Hannah in Candlelight

[Janel Maples]

Tim,

This is precious. The painting too. : )

I keep coming back to this. I really like how you managed to capture that mesmerizing stare that we all get when we look at a flame. Michele Rushworth also painted a beautiful portrait of (I believe) her daughter in candle light. I love it. I tried to pose my three year old son with a single burning candle but he kept blowing it out and telling me " I'm three years old" as if I couldn't count.

If you used a reference photo, could you explain how you managed to get it? I have a pretty good camera but my low lit images of my 3yr old aren't that clear. He moves.

PS) Your daughter is beautiful.