[Garth Herrick]

Thanks Jimmie,

Your assessment of the face is fair, and I appreciate your insight. I would like to be even more paintrly. This painting was completed within a smaller time frame than usual, to meet the pre-existing schedule of the ceremony. Without a doubt, I would have indulged more on the face, had I had more months to expend, but I am happy with it. From several feet away, as one would normally view it, it seems to pull together satisfactorily.

Garth