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Wow, I like this a lot, James! There's so much subtlety in this, in the way you have handled the textures and values and the whole composition. I can't guess whether the whole scene just presented itself before you exactly that way, or whether you simplified it or changed anything, but there is nothing overdone, and everything seems to have a reason for being there.
I also like the subtleties of what you are saying about your mother. She is in a big bulky coat and gloves, but holding a tiny sprig of leaves. Her face shows such a mixture of feelings, from toughness to tenderness and hesitancy. She looks like she remembers the feeling of childlike wonder but doesn't get as much chance to relive it as she would like. (But that's just how I read it! Someone else might have a different impression. That's the beauty of an exceptional piece of art.)
A fascinating and wonderful portrait of your mother. Have you ever entered it in a competition?
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