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Well, Chris, I think you are correct as the painting is now. But if the girl in the front was made the focal point, and the other two were played down it could work. Not as a threesome portrait, but more as a single portrait of the girl in front, with the others as supporting cast, so to speak.
The lighting problems as would have to be worked out. And the background would need to be changed so that the two girls in the background dropped back. All in all, it would be a lot of work. If the girl in the front was the focal point, I would like to see her hung closer to the center line and the other two more to the right. Think of a scale with the heavier weight closer to the pivot point and the lighter weight farther, so it balances. I guess what I am saying is with a new start and changing a few things this could be a rather interesting painting.
My advice Mike instead of working on this canvas, think of this one as a big sketch that still needs some changes. Maybe if I have time (and you don't mind) I might have a go at sketching the composition I mean.
p.s. OK, Chris when you're right, you're right. I stopped and did a sketch then looked at the reference and the sketch. Mike, you would have to do a lot of drawing. You need to change the perspective of each girl. You would need to draw more of the horses and your reference does not show that so you would need to make it up (very hard), and then you need a convincing landscape to put them in; and none of the three photos has enough of its background to use. So, unless you got more reference so that you could draw the scene, and then drop the girls and their mounts into it...Chris is right, this painting will never quite work. I would spend time on other paintings, and if you want to revisit the subject do it over with new reference.
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