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Who dares to critique a labor of love? Here goes.
It is a very soft and tender subject, but the color scheme and the composition do not do it justice.
The predominent colors, red and green, are very intense. Green makes red look more red. The yellow just amplifies it. There could have been much more in the way of introducing colors which tone down the reds and greens, such as violets and purples perhaps, as you began to do in the background. Red is very difficult to render in large quantities, and requires some very delicate and careful planning in order to pull it off and avoid a color burn out.
The girl is centered. The shed is centered behind the girl. The yellow foreground flowers do not help to offset them, neither does the background. This creates a composition dilemma which prevents me from enjoying these elements of the composition.
You have spent alot of time on this painting in the detail of the portrait. Perhaps a little more time in the preliminary sketches for the composition would have paid off big.
I hope my comments do not keep you from enjoying this rendering of your little girl!
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