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[Leslie Ficcaglia]

Holly, his face is just wonderful; great depth, skin tones, and detail. Against that face the hair seems too loose. If it were my painting I'd render it a little more realistically and then fade off the tighter rendering as I moved away from the hair and face and see whether that worked. You might want a little more realism in his shirt, too, then.

[Garth Herrick]

Hey Holly,

Please don't lose too much of the wonderful expressive texture in the hair and the shirt. I love it! I don't know if some of that quality can be successfully integrated into the face as well, without losing the beautiful softness. Maybe if you put the painting away for a few days, the next time you look at it you will know if anything needs to change or be better integrated, or not. I think you are on to something really good and exciting.

Garth

[Marvin Mattelson]

I think the transitions between the tightness face and the looseness of the rest are too abrupt. The hair edge should be much softer. This would integrate the two aspects. I love the color and the life you've gotten into it. Here the hotter shadows make sense because they relate to the background colors.

[Holly Snyder]

Thanks guys! I wasn't sure if I needed to do something with this or what that would be. I'll try and blend the transition from loose to tight.

Cheers,

Holly

[Jean Kelly]

Holly, I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with. I love his face and also think a soft transition from refined to loose in the hair would be an improvement. The refinement in his face makes it the most important part of the portrait, and I like the contrast.

Jean