Thank you , gentlemen
Well, I don't really paint very fast, except in open studio. So 40-50 hours is probably pretty average for me for a painting of this size and complexity.
I was really thrilled with this lighting, and even more thrilled to have a client who was excited about something very atypical in a commissioned portrait. We experimented a lot with various lighting, indoor and outdoor natural light, traditional artificial lighting and finally this uplighting.