Drying off

[Debra Jones]

This is a practice piece. I want to encourage more clientele for kids and dogs. Well yes and no. In my quest for more compositionally full pieces I was stunned by the light glowing around this little cherub two weekends ago a the beach. I secreted my camera under my hand and snapped two shots for the light and interraction. I am not posting because the models are not actualy models. I would like you to critique, if you would for style and composition as I am keeping the faces very loose for now. I will say the likeness is right on, but what I am trying to find out is how to make a right on likeness an interesting portrait.

Thanks for any and all help.

24x18 oil on canvas.