Patricia,
As adorable as he obviously is, I would have trouble using that as a reference for a painting.
This has nothing to do with the subject matter, color or quality of the photo, all of which are fine.
It is an odd thing, but even good photos somehow do not translate well to painting and this is one of them.
The major problem is the pose. The foot is pointing toward us in an awkward angle, somewhat foreshortened. The leg is also foreshortened and part of the foot is cut off. In my opinion the pose would be hard to read translated to a painting.
There is too much going on, the pose has several different trajectories, arms, legs etc. placed against a very busy background. A good rule of thumb to follow is: simple background, complex figure; complex background, the figure contained in a simpler shape.
There is also an errant wisp of hair diving toward his eye, which also would be distracting.
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