Jonathan,
I am very glad to see one more painted portrait of yours.
There is no word I can find to describe the feeling I have when I look at this portrait.
It must have been hard for you wife to stay still in front of all this crowd, and I can see in her face the link between you two. There's a silent dialog emerging from the painting, the kind of dialog you can "hear" when an artist can paint the soul. You are one of these artists. Deep congratulations. Please paint more portraits!
Also I would like to add that when you have to paint in front of people, it is indeed rather hard but I believe that it is a great exercise to evaluate how much one can focus on their activity. Surprisingly it can help you to focus more on your work, because you have to protect yourself from the influence of all the people surrounding you, and you end up with a work you probably would not have been able to create if you had been alone.
Anyway, good work
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Looking forward to seeing future portraits!
Karine