Wow! This is very good! I like her expression. Good stuff here!

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Very nice

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Amazing work; the skin-tones are outstanding. Wonderfully engaging compositional also.

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I love how her eyes beckon you

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Thanks from Brisbane. I actually have family down that way.

that's amazing. so realistic. love it.

There is a wonderful sense of depth here that a lot of other traditional painters cannot accomplish. I think the hair was especially well done, considering that it's sort of a tertiary item in the composition. I focus on the hair because it has depth to it; it appears to be closer in the foreground than other elements, yet we instinctively look past it towards the figure's eyes.

What is also well-done is the impression of the glass on her bottom lip. This is something many artists would overlook, but you've capture this image quite well.

Color-wise, it's very warm but is slightly offset by the tone of the olives, which adds some nice contrast that makes the image vibrate a bit more than it would otherwise.

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Thank you for your comments Liquisoft, you've commented on many subtlies that I have spent great time to include.

Glad to help.

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great! veeeery impressive

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