[Rob Sullivan]

I have not a few nudes (paintings, folks... paintings) lying around the house, and they supply interesting fodder for house guests. It's never been a "problem", however. And the kids? Well, one day, my daughter and her friend (both 7) were in the house and the friend asked, giggling, "Why does your dad paint people with no clothes on?" My daughter replied, "Because to get good at painting people, you need to know what they really look like underneath, so you can know the skeleton and muscles and stuff." Her friend seemed satisfied at the answer, and I was just beaming with pride; she actually listened to Daddy on that one!

So, I too say - top one. Perhaps, next time you might consider taking the original into Photoshop just to experiment with backgrounds, rather than go for it on the first version. I can see that it would be hard to get that wonderful warm "glow" back over the current dark background.

All that notwithstanding, the figure itself is painted quite well. There is a sensuousness in the soft handling of paint on such a lovely figure. This is a big leap from the post in "unveilings" for the very reason that was already stated: this is your own reference. Your understanding of the subject comes through much more clearly here as a result.

Great work! More soon, I hope!