[Leopoldo Benavidez]

Hi Mike,

I think you have painted a wonderful compo and have done a great job on bringing this person to life.

Two things bother me as well. They have been mentioned before and that is the eyes and the bottom of painting. Particularly the eyes! They are too white! When I look at this painting those eyes are the first thing that jumps out at me. The whites of the eyes are actually four different individual values and can be more of a flesh tone. Tone them down and they will become more seductive. In your case, we are seeing only two white areas. Remember the subtle cast shadow on the white areas from the upper eye lids as well. The bottom should be continued because you finished the rest of the painting, it could be different if you were more sketchy in the upper painting as well. The hair and background are fine with me...L