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Thank you, Josef.
Regarding my self-portrait, yes I do look a little stern in it, but I am told that that is fairly common in self-portraits done by looking at a mirror. You're staring so intently at the mirror-image that it is hard to have any other kind of look on your face. In my case, I also had a fairly strong window-light in front of me which made me furrow my brows somewhat. The painting itself is a little overdone in the mid-tones so it doesn't give the proper impression of the intensity of the light source. Alas, I'm afraid there is no hint of the imprimitura (a light mid-tone, warm grey) showing through -- it's completely covered up.
All the best.
Juan
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