Greetings from Philly

[Terri Ficenec]

Deborah, hi & welcome!

(That wouldn't by any chance be your daughter with the parrot?) --and congratulations on getting back to painting after those 20 years of homemaking/child-rearing. You're not alone in that! (Though I'm only 1/2 way through the child-rearing part )

[Steven Sweeney]

Hi, Deborah, and welcome,

I'd encourage you to post your portrait images individually in the Critiques section, as folks are often reluctant to get into critiques here in the introduction area. (We "usually" reserve this area for ideas for a good name for a rock band featuring portrait artists who do not play accordians or banjos.) If there are any particular concerns that you yourself have about the works, you might mention that, in order to help respondents focus their comments.

If there are any particular concerns that you have about accordians or banjos, be advised that we have players of both amongst us. But they're pretty great portrait artists, anyway.

Cheers

[Deborah Barton]

Originally Posted by Steven Sweeney

Hi, Deborah, and welcome,

I'd encourage you to post your portrait images individually in the Critiques section, as folks are often reluctant to get into critiques here in the introduction area. (We "usually" reserve this area for ideas for a good name for a rock band featuring portrait artists who do not play accordians or banjos.) If there are any particular concerns that you yourself have about the works, you might mention that, in order to help respondents focus their comments.

If there are any particular concerns that you have about accordians or banjos, be advised that we have players of both amongst us. But they're pretty great portrait artists, anyway.

Cheers

Thanks, Steven. I'm afraid I jumped in with both feet before knowing what I was doing! I was always the type to read instructions as I go along, then rely on the help of kind strangers to set me aright.

[Deborah Barton]

Originally Posted by Terri Ficenec

Deborah, Hi & welcome!

(That wouldn't by any chance be your daughter with the parrot?) --and congratulations on getting back to painting after those 20 years of homemaking/child-rearing. You're not alone in that! (Though I'm only 1/2 way through the child-rearing part )

No, I'm not that young! Actually, she's a cousin of my husband's. My youngest child is 16, so... almost done!