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Hi everyone! I had to comment on this topic because I actually have a case where facial differences came into play. The portrait below (sorry for the glare of the flash, btw!) was of a 4 year old who was very severely handicapped. She usually wore glasses, but her mother wanted a watercolor of her without them. Her face has alot of unsymmetrical qualities, but it doesn't matter...it is HANNAH. Her mother loved the painting! Of course, it is a challenge to get the features just right on an unsymmetrical or slightly crooked face, but as long as you stay true to the form, and stick to the real details, that is what matters to me. Unfortunately, Hannah died shortly after I handed over the painting...but her mommy will always have the true to life artwork to remember her baby by.
Anyway, I just wanted to share my experience.
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Jennifer Redstreake Geary
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