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Hi,
I'd like to comment that I think this is a lovely piece, and that I would not add depth/modeling to the figure or diminish the roses' intensity. The reason why is that I think the painting works on a 2-D level that is innocent and pleasing, and that the pattern created by the roses and the girl's head are synonymous with each other - she IS a rose.
What I would do to "finish" the painting is:
1. For the background, I'd "weave" a slight amount of light brown vine/stem pattern into the bushes to play off the "vines" of hair from the little girl. This ties in both pattern and color (the background is too "all green")
2. For the little girl, add a "rose applique" to her dress, nothing too bold and maybe you only see a third of it, but again it flattens and integrates the composition, and emphasizes pattern.
Just a different opinion to consider.
Linda
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