Thank you for the warm welcome and kind words! It's wonderful to be able to post on here now, rather than just lurk! I hope in time that I may be able to contribute in a constructive way.
Incidentally, I know that grins in portraits are "frowned" apon here, but the young woman in the painting, who happens to be my daughter-in-law, wouldn't have it any other way, insisting that she is always smiling that way and felt very unnatural not doing so! I had to agree with her, hence the result! Of course, the painting was done mostly from a photo reference.
Cheers,
Bob
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