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Jen,
I know you have had a problem with this from the get go. Trying to meld a 20 something photo with a 50 something body is not working.
In the future you HAVE to hold the reins a little tighter unless you have starving children. You either do a botox picture of her in the present or a painted copy of a favorite photo. This you have to make clear to the client.
A portrait business is often built on word of mouth. When I have gotten in a situation like this in the far distant past, I have signed it with an undecipherable cartouche. Remember your paintings are your calling cards.
If he is happy with it let it go and learn from it. Remember you are more than a hired brush to paint other peoples visions. If you keep listening to the audience you will never find you own authentic voice, melancholic or cheery.
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