Crits please

[Teresa Hough]

Yes it did help. Thank you so much for responding. I was just reading a blog entry on Micheal Shane Oneal's blog 'The Spectator' accessed via his website and found it so comforting that an artist who has been painting 70 years goes through the same thing ^/^. I have a lot to look forward to and get used to I guess!

My little subject is coming back from ski holiday soon, so can get some homestretch sittings worked in. Looking forward to that. BTW, this is a non-commission work I plan to use for promo opps. A local upscale childrenswear store invited me to introduce a new offering--an in-store children's portrait gallery, so looks like I'll have some fresh work to offer (and for now exclusively \o/ yay!).

I think it was Wende Caporale who had very good experience launching her portrait business in the beginning with similar placement in shoe store for children... Crossing fngers it might happen again. I'm in French-speaking commune so am having fun exploring pathways that lead to marketshare. The audience is not so keen on portraiture here as in the States. The opposite of satruated market could be a good thing. Thank you again for your fast response and voice of experience. All the best to you in 2013.