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Mary Sparrow · 07-18-2002, 08:41 AM

I have discussed much of your thoughts about this portrait with Riley's mother and these are her thoughts.

1) She is crazy about this picture and the idea of Riley lying down.

2) She really does NOT like the sofa and would like it to fade out or not be noticed at all and also likes the feel of lots of whites, the way Marvin's example worked.

3) This is her 3rd portrait, the other 2 are 23x36 and she wants this one to be the same size. So you would almost have to include the feet to fill the canvas.(AND she loves young feet)

So, knowing the dimensions have to be 24x36 and what the mother's preferences are, do you still talk her out of feet? and then what do you do with all of the odd space? Also how do you treat the sofa?

Thanks so much, I'm getting ready to get started so I need to try to resolve this soon!

07-18-2002, 08:41 AM	#15
Mary Sparrow EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,120	OK, well I have discussed much of your thoughts about this portrait with Riley's mother and these are her thoughts. 1) She is crazy about this picture and the idea of Riley lying down. 2) She really does NOT like the sofa and would like it to fade out or not be noticed at all and also likes the feel of lots of whites, the way Marvin's example worked. 3) This is her 3rd portrait, the other 2 are 23x36 and she wants this one to be the same size. So you would almost have to include the feet to fill the canvas.(AND she loves young feet) So, knowing the dimensions have to be 24x36 and what the mother's preferences are, do you still talk her out of feet? and then what do you do with all of the odd space? Also how do you treat the sofa? Thanks so much, I'm getting ready to get started so I need to try to resolve this soon!