Portrait 10 with city view

A very skilful portrait Michael and an interesting and unusual composition with the view behind. Personally I don’t think I’d do any more to it, you risk losing the lovely loose feel you have at the moment. However, as always, your decision! I think most of us get to a point in a painting where we’re not quite sure if it’s complete-maybe that’s part of the challenge!

Hi Michael I think it all gels together perfectly excellent painting and great gallery

Really like the unusual setting of your portrait Michael. Works extremely well and is very skilfully painted. I like the lopsided smile which is mirrored in the shirt so don’t change anything there. In fact I wouldn’t change anything if I were you. The glass on the table and shadows are also lovely touches.

I agree with everyone's comments and I like the whole composition. The only thing that sits a little oddly with me is the angle of the table top of that small table but that's probably a detail too far, so ignore me!

It’s a strange one that Heather, from the original sitting the angle of the table was actually greater than I depicted as it didn’t look right to me. Maybe it’s an optical illusion of sorts.

I think this is a great portrait, but the table would annoy me. I certainly would change that.

No more fiddling. Great painting. I like the way you have played with the perspective. Makes it lively. The skyline and the angle of the body. Works for me.