Ellie
 

Here is little Ellie, boy was she fun to take pictures of....NOT :D .

Pastel on La Carte.

Mary, this is lovely. I like the background color you have chosen. It is a wonderful compliment to her pink dress.

Very cute. The handling of her dress looks great as well.

Beautifully done. Enzie is right - the color of the paper is perfect for the overall color scheme. You do have a way with children - and pastels!

Thank you Enzie, Jimmie and David, I appreciate all of your nice comments. I can't help but comment how dark this is looking on my monitor though, I seem to be having a horrible time posting accurate images lately!

This is lovely, Mary, and I agree with everyone who commented on the color harmony you chose. I think you are cornering the market on cute children in North Carolina!

Thank you Linda, I just swapped out the original image with one a little closer to the real color..I give up, a technical wizard I am not.

Mary,

Lovely piece! That LaCarte color is so wonderful against skin tones. I also want to comment on how effectively you have handled this vignette, losing edges at the bottom of the portrait, but retaining them at the edge of the sleeve.

This is just darling! Congratulations Mary on another wonderful one!

Very nice Mary,

I really like the collar on her dress.