Terri,

That child is such an adorable mischeivious little munchkin!

Beautiful job. The Copley keeps coming closer and closer.

Just beautyful! And a charming , modern composition.

Well done, Allan.

Absolutely wonderful!

I just went to your website. I'll tell you what someone told me - Time to raise your prices...

Thanks, Terri, for outlining what you felt contributed to your "great leap forward".

Obviously some strong level of individual determination and insight has helped you synthesize the various sources of information you mentioned, and then actually apply it in a cohesive and powerful way to your work.

Many artists have access to the same information but then they progress little, or not at all. Great work!

Terri, this is a wonderful, charming painting and I agree with what everyone else has said. You've got terrific control of your color and edgework and the setup and composition are very engaging. And thanks for sharing specifically the steps you took to accellerate your painting path. Really well done!

Leslie, thanks! The clients (little girl's grandparents) are out-of-state 'snow-birds' and currently without internet access, so they haven't seen it yet... (Mike, I think this will ultimately end up in your new neck of the woods down in the Sarasota area--but it may be a while before it gets there).

Sharon, you're right, she was adorable and sweet, an easy kid to be around and comfortable/natural in front of the camera. Thanks!

Allan, Cindy, Linda & Michele... thanks! It's so reassuring to get such positive feedback. This was smaller and darker overall than I'm used to working, so I was a bit apprehensive about whether it would meet the mark. Am feeling much better about it now! :sunnysmil

Michele, I should also add that somewhere you commented to someone (I don't remember what thread) about at some point as a painting nears completion needing to start looking for what worked in the painting rather than just dutifully following the reference (not sure how you worded it, but that was the gist...). This is something I've also taken to heart.

This is so precious. I went back to your older posts to see the improvements in your painting that you and Michele have discussed. You are an inspiration to those like me who are striving for your current level but feared it will take decades. Thanks for showing it can be done!

Andrea, thanks! how nice of you to say... but (yikes!) a little overwhelming! I'm just figuring things out myself and hoping to be able to keep making good decisions and that these last couple weren't just flukes!

Your drawings, by the way are beautiful (I especially like 'Take 2'). Good luck with the transition to paint, and have fun!

Terri

There is nothing left for me to say except my own personal first impression - WOW!

I love the handling of every element. I feel as if the girl is actually solid and in front of her father and her father is bending over his lovely girl. You have accomplished the real 3rd dimension. Your color is something to behold as well.

Thanks for sharing. I must get back to painting now.

John

You made my day :sunnysmil --Thanks John!