Portrait #3 (my first order)

Kids and best friends, with the world as a playground. Years go by. In all of a sudden we are grown ups and all we have left is memories. We tend to remember the good times and forget about the bad, and I think that is why we sometimes glorify the past when we should be living in the present.

I could not help smiling when my childhood best friend asked me to paint a portrait of her daughter. My answer was a big, happy 'yes'. Of course I wanted to, and that is how she became my first customer. Here below are some pictures of Nova and my painting. Feel free to tell me what you think.

1. The original.

2. Work in progress.

 

3. The final result (almost).

In the very last minute I adjusted the shadow on Nova's nose, it looked a bit askew just between her eyes. Unfortunately, this small correction is not in the picture so you will have to imagine it. Hope that is okay.

♥ Ela