Artist Reply: Thank you so much, Fiona! It was definitely one of those paintings where I spent a lot of time, was happy with the outcome, then got nervous as heck and doubtful when it was time to give the painting to the client.

Artist Reply: Thank you!! I'll never forget a comment one of my favorite high school art teachers said when I would draw lines to separate every tooth. "Your viewers aren't dumb so don't treat them as so". Basically ,eaning don't draw something that isn't there just because I think my viewers need to see it. So that encouraged me to work harder on teeth-the realness of them.