Rosie and the Goose

[Michael Georges]

Hello Linda:

I have to say that for me, the saturated greenery in the background comes much more forward in the perspective than it does in the photo. This does have the effect of not as effectively separating your subject from the background.

Now, I think the overall impact is not necessarily negative, so it is up to you as to whether you choose to change it or not.

Dark objects in recession become lighter and grayer (read: less saturated). Light objects in recession become darker and grayer.

[Linda Fox]

Thanks Michael,

I tried to keep the greens in the foreground warmer than those in the distant background, but a little more intense than the photo. I'm glad that it doesn't seem too negative to you. I don't think I want to change it.

Now that I see the two images on top of each other, the same size - I can see that her mouth is not as wide in the painting, but yet, I think I'm still happy with it the way it is.