[Garth Herrick]

Hi Andrey,

I somehow thought I already responded to this fine portrait of yours back in December, but apparently the response got lost in cyberspace (there were functional glitches in the Forum that week, as I recall). I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long, and will respond again.

This is a wonderful composition, the portraits are beautiful, and the colors are unified with all the pinks, reds and whites. The one thing that bothers me about this is your treatment of the background, which is for me, too flat and nebulous. I would like to sense some representation of depth behind your figure group, and something tangeable and descriptive of what the setting is.

A faint indication of wallpaper, or a window sill would add something, I think. Also a darker color would compliment the seated family better than the glowing gold you presently have.

I think your portrait has so much to offer the viewer, and with a few background adjustments it could be extraordinarily stunning.

Garth