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Dear Mark:
How I ended up here is mentioned in my web site bio, but you probably know the three word French expression that men often use to conveniently explain their sad state of affairs.
Speaking of French, I've attached a painting by the artist Jules Pascin to illustrate what I mean by consistency through out a painting. My impression of your portrait was that the head of the woman was painted more realistically relative to the the rest of the painting. Degas often did this, painting faces and hands with great precision and then letting the paint fly where the rest of the painting was concerned. The Pascin below shows a very loosely painted picture with a consistent handling of paint also with the head of the woman. To do this you really have to squint at your subject. Pascin was a real squinter. Ever read "A Moveable Feast"?
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