Just Beautiful, Bart!
What a treat to come back from vacation and find this wonderfully exciting portrait posted on the forum! I'm probably too late to say anything original, but the richness of the colors and the way the patterns play with and against each other in terms of colors, size, and degree of soft/hard edges are fascinating. To me, the hair is the only element in the composition that reads as background, and I am thinking that it is successful in drawing the viewer's attention to the face. I think it was Chris who pointed out that the woman's expression of repose is such an intriquing contrast to the colors around her. In fact it creates almost a feeing of unease, as if you are painting impending movement or change.
Alex
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