I used to do graphite portraits of people and everyone was happy except one, and that was from a woman whose son had died. Now I do pet portraits in ink wash or watercolors and hit on the money every time, except today. Her pets died and she wanted a nice memory. They all say they all love the eyes 🙄 so I was sure to get a nice close-up of her dogs' eyes. She doesn't feel Ike it looks like her dog. Luckily I only did one before approval. The second she wants a combination of two photos. I offered her a refund and both she and I are sad she isn't happy. I think if I didn't nail this one, there's no chance that the second one is going to look exact since I would be having to use my judgement to combine them. I am attaching (I hope since I have never used this forum before) the painting and the photo. I told her art is subjective and it won't be as dynamic if I just traced it and tried to duplicate the photo exactly.
So my question? Can you ever make someone happy whose subject has passed or is it just me?
So my question? Can you ever make someone happy whose subject has passed or is it just me?
