There is a difference between a good painting and a good likeness. I think this is a fine painting - it conveys a mood, is an interesting, if simple, composition, makes me want to know who this person is. The model was Megan Taylor, a co-worker and friend. I caught something of her, but there are so many subtleties to what makes a person look the way they do. If the eyes are just millimeters closer together or farther apart, you get a completely different person. That's why, with seven billion of us, we get 7 billion different faces. It's amazing, the variation among just a few facial features. I like that she chose the black tank top to represent her. It shows off her strong, confident figure. And, apparently, her bracelet was her grandmother's, though I didn't know it at the time of the sitting. I might have featured it more prominently. Even though I like this portrait, I've decided that the personality may be better served with more interesting poses from now on. I always tend to do the frontal or 3/4 view. Just saw some great paintings at the Frye museum of Gabriel von Max, who did many faces from surprising viewpoints.