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Thanks Natalie and Sara! You are very kind.
It would have been nice to have taken the photo myself, but
I live nowhere near the beach. I really wanted to work on something with bright outdoor coloring, and this was a fairly workable photo, so the end result was a portrait that made both me and the little girl's family happy.
I agree, Sara - I think the improvements have mainly been a matter of thinking things through (and taking loads of time to look and then look again). Marvin Mattleson's influence via his workshop has been a huge help, and Chris Saper's excellent book on skin tones helped me understand light better when I first started trying to paint portraits.
Slowly but surely for the past 8-9 years, working full-time but painting when I can, there's improvement.
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