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HI Elizabeth,
I congratulate you for going ahead with this project despite the lack of "good" reference photography - it's certainly worth it, as I'm sure it will be very cherished and very healing.
Not to make you job more difficult, but I would try to put a small smile on the mother's face. Nothing more than turning the corners up. Of course smiling, even a bit, alters the whole face. The mouth gets wider, the cheeks changes and of course the eyes so to. But in this case I don't think you'd need to worry about the eyes, just the mouth and cheek.
I'm sure this is certainly an elective thing to to on your part, and I only suggest it due to the context of the painting (the daughter is smiling, so the mother shouldn't look too serious.
Moreover, since the mother has passed away, it would be nice for the daughter to look at this painting as see a mother's encouraging look of pride and satisfaction.
I hope this helps, and I'm sorry for your daughter's friend's loss.
Good Luck,
Linda
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