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Hi Will,
Thought I'd jump in here, if it's not too late for you to make changes before this goes to the client.
A very nice job overall. The issues I see are with the likeness of the woman. The man and the overall pose looks terrific. (By the way, what's going on at the left in the background? I find it somewhat distracting since I don't know what it is.)
Here are a few things that should be changed:
Two things are making her eyes look a bit overly intense and somewhat crazy. Her irises are too light, maybe a bit cross-eyed, and the lower lids should be straighter (not dip down so much in the middle).
Her chin has been lost. See if you can redefine that and take care to make it long enough.
Her nose is just a bit too long in the center and the right nostril needs to be smaller/de-emphasized.
The mouth should be on an angle, much lower on the left than you've painted it. That will make the two nasal/labial folds look right.
De-emphasize the collarbone and dark triangle above it on the right.
That's about it. Check the painting and the photo in a mirror, or turn them both upside down and compare them. Or you can flip them left-to-right in Photoshop. You will see your work with new eyes and things you need to change will jump right out at you.
I always find it takes me about two weeks longer to finish a complex portrait than what I expect, as I near completion. When I think I'm done I check, repaint, recheck, repaint, check again and don't let any deadlines get in the way of making the painting as good as it should be. Don't let the clients rush you.
Can you post a closeup of the reference and the painting of her face?
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