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Julie,
I have two thoughts about this:
1) A work of art should be inspired by the subject and is created in a way that remains true to the inspiration.
2) An artist, when doing a commissioned work, should consider the client's preferences and the intended setting.
These factors can easily be conflicting, but by taking the demands of the program into consideration while you are contemplating the concept, this conflict can usually be resolved somehow.
To be more specific, I would certainly avoid a high vantage point, i.e. looking down on the children. But on the other hand, I wouldn't lie on the floor to look up at them on the sofa, for instance! If there is a natural low vantage point, i.e. on the ground looking up at the kids in a tree or on a low wall, that might fit the bill.
What I'd really like to know is: WHY DO PEOPLE PICK SUCH CRAZY PLACES TO HANG ART?
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