John--

Great work, and a fine result!

John,
What a challenge! And you met it with great professionalism. The result of your hard work is a strong portrait. Way to go!
Patty

Tom and Patty,

Thanks for your kind words. I'm looking nervously forward to delivering them (2 paintings) in person August 22. I always get nervous at this point.

Tom, your post about your procedure along with Marvin's procedure for posthumous portraits was my guide. Thank you (and Marvin) for sharing those. I hope that my post may help someone else with a similar challenge.