[Chris Saper]

Dear Terri,

I will just drop in here to make a few comments, since you are really bringing this portrait along well!

With regard to your drawing, I think you might check it again, as I feel the mouth doesn't sit symmetrically underneath the nose, and that the eyes are too wide and may be too far apart. Kim's observations are right on target.

With the smile as wide as it, the rest of the expression needs to ring true, in this case, narrowing the eyes, and restoring some of the value changes that make the the cheeks round and the eyes smile.

I think your portrait might benefit from adding some warm hues, especially on the turning places on the upper part of the cheeks, as well as some reflected warmth under the cheeks. Areas like the space between the front teeth, the corners of mouth, the deep shadows in the neck, and the corners of the eyes need, I think, some very dark warms. You might also add warmth where the sunlight is directly striking the hair and flowers, and the top of the shoulder in light.

You have done a very nice job managing your edges with the flowers. The last observation I would make is to look again at the holes in the hair. They are similar to the sky holes that landscape painters put so successfully to work, in that they tend to work best when they are slightly darker in value, and less saturated than the remainder of the background.