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Dan,
You seem to be asking for a critique. To my eye the color scheme seems fairly balanced. The blue of the sky goes nicely with the man's silvery grey hair and the smokey dark grey to the right picks up the black of his suit. I think you did a good job fading the bottom part of the suit. It is a simple composition and may well match the other portrait you mentioned. I don't object to reasonable requests from clients. As portrait artists we are working for hire. Is it possible for you to post the other portrait as well? Also, seeing the photo reference would be helpful. I found the most distracting thing in this painting to be the blotched skin on the forehead.
Sincerely,
Rochelle
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