Freshwater Angels: Advice? Ideas for improvement? Constructive criticism?

[Mike Martin]

Hi all,

I need some advice, critique, ideas.

I'm in a situation at the moment where I'm not able to work at a 'conventional' job so I'm taking a stab at offering my work to the public.

I'm looking for critique in all the obvious areas, ways to improve the painting, technique, etc. I am also looking for whether an idea I had seems to work or not.

One of the factors taken into consideration when buying a painting is how it will go with existing decor. So I thought of using Pantone decorator's colors as the basis for my color palette. This example uses 2015 Pantone colors.

Any constructive criticism would be appreciated.

Thanks so much in advance!

[copespeak]

I've just written on your other post, and think they are gorgeous. Critique? Maybe the grey background is too dependent on the brush's abilities and a bit 'blobby'? Perhaps you could find a way to break the edges up and make a more pleasing border?

[Mike Martin]

Sounds like a good idea. I'm still figuring out what I can do with the watercolor brushes. I'll play with it some. Thanks!