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[Justin Snodgrass]

Wow, thanks Terri. Those are things that I had not even considered. Great advise.

Thanks for the vote Patricia.

I'm sold on the cropped version with the adjusted background. Time to build a canvas.

Thanks again.

[Mike McCarty]

The painting will be large by the way; most likely 70" x 48" or 60" x 40".

Using your smallest estimate above my rough calculations put your son's head at almost 20"!

Are you sure you want to do that?

[Justin Snodgrass]

Using your smallest estimate above my rough calculations put your son's head at almost 20"!

Are you sure you want to do that?

Hopefully I won't be stoned for saying so, but the smallest oil portrait that I have done thus far was 48" X 48". The two that I did of my daughter are on 48" x 60" canvases. Her head is over 30" in both cases. There is something about the power of over life-size that I can't seem to resist.

Here is a 48' X 60' of my daughter: