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Denise, don’t give up on watercolour, you’ve got some lovely overlaying of washes in your portrait. I like it!

Agree with Fiona, Denise, you’ve got some lovely layering of colours in this.

Thanks Fiona and Jenny, I love working with watercolour, it's the portraits I'm trying to learn to do. I know I need to practice for months and keep doing portraits until I get experience. I've just bought a good book to help me with proportion.

I agree it’s what’s been said already, you have done a really good painting for you first attempt with watercolour. You have a good basic understanding of what to do and know where you went wrong , keep at it and develop your skill. I would concentrate on one medium and get really good then move on to explore others.

You are doing it right and this composition again is good. You have an eye for it. We are a family of painters and both my daughters also teach art.

Thanks Dixie and Val-Irene, it must be great having a family of painters,I am jealous, I didn't know anyone who painted until I join this site. I'm learning much from the site.

This is not a painful painter. Your work is characterful, imaginative and interesting to the viewer Denise. Don't focus and worry too much on likeness as you may lose your personal creativity in the process.

Thanks for your kind comments Michael.