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Steven,
I thank you for all your input and suggestions and I agree with most of them. It sure takes a different eye to critique anothers work especially after that person has overworked and stressed for a period of time. I will have to admit that I showed the group only one photo to see if there was agreement about at least a likeness but I did actually use several photos (at least 5-6) which I attempted to pick and choose. Maybe that was part of my problem.
All is deeply appreciated and I will certainly remember then as I work on other portraits.
But Lon, I am afraid that I agree with you too because I had basically decided within my own mind to re-do it. I thought I would run it by the group first. Needed that confirmation I suppose. I studied under a portrait artist years ago as we worked live with our models and occasionally he (the artist) would wipe the canvas clean and say "don't merely look at the subject, learn to see where the line is going and now paint what you see not what you think is there." Difficult lessons but I do know if it is all wrong in my minds eye now I certainly would not want it out there in the public's eye.
Tell me though, Lon, do you ever have work from earlier years that you look at and say to yourself that you could have changed this and that? I assume some of it is natural and a sign of growing. But, with this one, I indeed chalk it up to experience.
Thanks so much for all you input.
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