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Julie,
I think the face is wonderful. I don't see any glaring modeling problems and her expresion is very appealing.
The only thing that bothers me is the lack of definition in her shirt (and therefore her upper body). Also, the canvas size seems a bit large for a portrait that focuses on the face. Essentally it is a head and shoulders portrait, but it is at least the size of a half-figure (head and hands). You could re-stretch it on smaller stretchers, or give her a defined torso and hands. There are two reasons why these considerations are important. First, the composition could use strengthening. Second, you have a price structure. You would not want potential clients thinking you fudged part of the portrait to get away with not doing the work while charging for a larger portrait. Of course I know you are not trying to do this, but you might give that impression to someone.
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