You might be able to tell that I enjoyed painting this portrait. I liked combining the abstract with the realistic jewel of a beautiful little girl. I asked the mother a few years later and she gave me this comment:
"The portrait seemed amazing when we first got it, but now, 3 years later, it is even more enjoyable because she has changed so much and it's neat to see her at that time in her life. You completely captured her. Everyone who views it thinks it is spectacular. One person stood in front of it awed and said, 'An Artist Painted That?!' Friends have also remarked on the abstract background because it's not like what you have done before—but the colors work so well in my house, and all our other original paintings are abstract in different degrees. It's perfect."
I would love to hear from you too and paint you a special jewel for your house and family. Something that will last the ages....