Peggy,
Thank you for your reply. I do realize that I am timid with my shadows. In the painting of Megan when I tried to darken the shadows I remember getting greens. That was before I discovered this forum and I have learned a lot about color since then.
I remember taking an art class and I was drawing in charcoal. The instructor came by my easel and took a piece of charcoal and absolutely blackened the eye sockets, trying to make a point that I needed to get much darker. Then she walked away. I have never forgotten that, it was a class I was taking while living in Holland and it was in Dutch so I'm sure I missed a lot. Though there wasn't much instruction at all in the way of talking.
I will concentrate on making things look rounded, more 3 dimensional. It's funny, I thought I was doing that, but obviously not enough. I have taken some photos of my children with a single light source and have chosen the best ones to work with next.
Thank you for taking the time to critique this attempt and the painting of Megan!!!
Joan
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