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[Terri Ficenec]

Beautifully done Garth! Far and away my favorite of yours so far!

[Alexandra Tyng]

Garth,

This is such a gem. She looks like such a sweet girl, yet you've portrayed her in a way that is not corny or sentimental, just direct. I love the light, especially the reflected light. My only question is about the yellow reflected light on her chin. The thing is, it's such a great piece of color I almost hate to mention it, but the trouble is that my eye goes right to her chin. Maybe it's the photograph, and if it is, forgive me. But I think it is too yellow and too large an area. It makes me wonder how a white sweater could bounce back light that yellow, but where else could the color be coming from? Maybe if you tempered it a bit or added yellow to other shadow areas?

Alex

[Michele Rushworth]

Very nice -- I think it is your best yet, too.

However I also agree with Alexandra in saying that the large, strong, light yellow area on her chin is distracting. It may have been "like that in the photo" but that's where, as artists, we are called on to make the painting better than the photo. A redder darker tone in that area is called for, I think.

[Allan Rahbek]

Simply beautiful Garth,
so natural and straight forward and harmonious in all aspects. I would support the suggestion of toning down the yellow on the chin though.

Great job, looking forward to see more of your works. Thanks for showing it.

Allan

[Garth Parker]

Terri,
Thank you for looking and the compliment. Your work has been an inspiration for me over the last year.

Alex,
You