My little Lexie

[Janel Maples]

Thank you Leslie and you are welcome, posting the progress was fun and very helpful. Lexie loves it when I paint her. She comes home from school and the first thing she does is run downstairs to me in my studio to see the progress. I always get a big smile.

I have decided to use this painting as an example of my work to donate a portrait for a high end local charity auction. I want to paint professionally so I think this will be a good way to let the people in my community know someone in their town does this. I am nervous and excited at the same time. Nervous because I want to be successful at painting the best possible portrait for people, and excited because I love it.