Whoa, Lisa! This is tooo goood! Every other compliment has been used already, and I 1,000% agree with everyone's accolades.
Enter this one in some competitions. You have just today, Labor Day and Tuesday left for the....
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery Competition
......deadline, if you have not already entered (I just completed my entry submission). You may enter one work only. Do it!!!!!!
Anyway, how do you so lovingly render oil paints as though you were using pastels? I had to keep double checking that this is an oil. Those details are gorgeous!
Garth