A Connecticut Girl: Laura at Thirteen

[Garth Herrick]

Hi All,

Laura is quickly growing into a delightful and charming young woman; although to be fair, she had always been delightful and charming. This represents the second attempt at her portrait during these past four months. She had changed so much during the ensuing months, that the first version of this portrait begun in May needed to be scrapped for a fresh new start last month. The challenge has been to travel on location, get the right pictures, come home and paint the portrait, and trust that it somehow captures that singular moment within a lifetime.

Having seen the first version and with the mutual decision that too many things needed big changes, Laura took the task of posing once again quite seriously. Today I've applied a few finishing adjustments and plan for delivery tomorrow (so again, I should be out for a few days).

Let me know your thoughts, if any, thanks!

Garth