[Enzie Shahmiri]

I have a question regarding the composition.

This is my son, Alex when he was six years old. The way he has his fingers placed and the way he looks at you, all imply that he is waiting to do something. On the original photo he was waiting to blow out candles.

I feel he needs something placed in front of him to make the picture complete. I drew in a very rough chessboard with a few pieces to lead the viewer into his space.

Which composition do you recommend and why?

This will be a 8" x 10" oil painting on board. I needed a sample piece to show to customers for size relationships between small and large portraits and their impact as a whole.