[Julie Deane]

I'm about to start two oils of children in an outdoor setting. The paintings are going to hang in an entryway over stairs, and pretty high
over the viewers' heads.

My question is this: should my vantage point in the portraits also be from a lower position looking up? My thinking is that it would look more natural in that setting.

I did a group portrait a while ago, in which one child was at a lower level looking up, but the portrait hung above the fireplace. I didn't think the position looked natural in the setting it was placed.

What do you think about vantage point in the painting compared to where the painting will be seen by viewers?