Alex, you ARE a demanding woman!
Right, now, the dimensions are 76x125 cm.
Here are some details. I have at the moment deliberately painted very loosely: the piece is quite big, so it needs to be seen from a distance, no need for details. I might add a little more work but I don't want to loose its freshness.
I could not paint live as the girls were absolutely not in sitting mood, but I find there is a live sitting feeling to it.
I kept the background plain as the girls are very thin and with not particularly striking colors, therefore I thought to limit the chroma explosion to their clothes, which I selected carefully.
The girls did not interact while I was there, so it came naturally to me to paint them separate. My own reaction to the painting is that the eyes ping pong between the two faces, one beautiful and innocent and unaware, the other almost confrontational.
I broke the rule: nothing particular happening on the diagonals to unify the two sitters, but I just could not bend their poses to the design, that is why I resolved to stress the psychological aspect.
I am waiting for the painting to ripen in my studio and suggest me what more there is to do, but since I am short of time, any suggestion is welcomed
Ilaria