First post of my work.

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Eugenie, 9” X 12” oil on panel, from photo reference. Need a better picture of this one, the camera makes the blending of the skin tones harsher than in person. C&C welcome!
 
I find this beautiful! You're saying it's from a photo ref, so you clearly had an expression plus emotion to capture. For me, it's a success. Very nice background too.
 
Excellent! Portraits are notoriously difficult, and you have a nice value range.
 
Thank you, @ZenDruid @CaliAnn @Artyczar @Triduana @Terri
I’m glad the intensity/emotion/haunted look works for you, it’s what I was most trying to get across with this. I don’t have the reference handy, but something about her gaze makes her seem like she’s seen hundreds of years of hardship, which I wanted to try to get across.

Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to look, I very much appreciate it.

John M.
 
@Nikki thanks, hair is something I’ve struggled with and this is one of the few times that it worked out. I’m working on it…
 
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